The synagogue is thought to be about 2,000 years old and likely stood for more than 500 years at the archaeological site of Phanagoria.
Archaeologists say they have discovered one of the world's earliest synagogues at the site of an ancient city.
The city, which contains a necropolis, flourished for more than 1,500 years. It was an important center in the region and served as one of the two capitals of an ancient Hellenic state known as the Bosporan Kingdom. The synagogue discovered at the ancient Greek settlement of Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula in southwestern Russia. The synagogue is thought to be among the oldest in the world.Archaeologists unearthed the foundational structure of the synagogue—a Jewish house of worship—as well as the outlines of walls.
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