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International team of archeologists studying remains of Great Synagogue of Vilnius

BC, Vilnius, 22.06.2016.Print version
A team of experts from the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel and Lithuania is starting to study the remains of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius and other ritual constructions buried under the ground, informs LETA/BNS.

The international team of archaeologists, using non-invasive geophysical techniques, also plans to examine the remnants of ritual baths, which, same as the synagogue, are buried at the depth of two meters under a school built by the Soviet regime after 1960.

 

“Our geophysical surveying technique enables to identify objects under the street without ruining infrastructure, also to establish the precise place of excavation, to recover valuables that help understand the historical context,” the researchers said.

 

Archaeologists describe the Great Synagogue of Vilnius as a symbol, which made the city famous as a “Lithuanian Jerusalem”.

 

Previously, a team of archaeologists used the same technique to survey another significant site in the history of the Lithuanian Jews – the site of the Ponary Massacre.

 

The team of archaeologists is led by Richard Freund, a professor from the University of Hartford, and dr. Jon Seligman, head of Excavation, Surveys and Research Department at Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA). Partners of the study include the Lithuanian Jewish Community, the University of Vilnius, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum.






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