A few nights ago we went for a moonlight hike in the desert with a man called Dov, an enthusiatic amateur archaeologist and lover of the desert who regularly guides walking tours to the many interesting and historical sites near Arad. He loves the desert and it shows.
Although the full moon failed to come to the party (it was cloudy), it was a remarkably warm night, and the aroma of jasmine as we walked through the suburbs to the edge of the desert was intoxicating. It was so interesting, we went to these caves where people lived and built huge water storage tanks in the ground to catch rainwater and sustain their desert lifestyle. According to Dov this all happened in the Byzantine era,c.1500 years ago. These amazing archaeological sites are literally a stone's throw from the edges of Arad - yet few people even know they are there.
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