stone arched passage between halls in ancient burial ground of beit shearim necropolis near kiryat tivon city in northern israel

israel ancient antique antiquity archaeology archaic archeology architecture beit burial byzantine catacomb cave cavern cemetery city culture galilee gate grave grotto heritage historic historical history israeli jewish landmark limestone national necropolis old park place religion rock roman ruin sanhedrin sarcophagus sepulchre shearim site stone symbol tomb tourism town travel unesco arched passage halls ground kiryat tivon northern