The town used to sit on the Sea of Galilee's northwest coast

Sep 16, 2013 18:11 GMT  ·  By
Ancient boat believed to have been owned by a man living in the ancient city of Dalmanutha
   Ancient boat believed to have been owned by a man living in the ancient city of Dalmanutha

Remains of an ancient town believed to be some 2,000 years old have recently been unearthed in Israel's Ginosar valley, on the Sea of Galilee's northwest coast.

By the looks of it, this town used to sit just 500 feet (150 meters) away from one other ancient human community, namely the town of Magdala.

Archaeologists carrying out excavation at this site argue that, according to evidence at hand, the recently discovered town used to be fairly prosperous.

Thus, researchers have until now unearthed remains of glass vessels and amphorae.

What's more, they've found weights and stone anchors that indicate the people who used to inhabit it were no strangers to fishing.

Archaeologists say that, as far as they can tell, some of the town's residents were Jews. Others were polytheists. Live Science tells us that, although they cannot yet prove this, researchers suspect that these remains belong to the ancient town of Dalmanutha, otherwise known as Dalmanoutha.

According to the Gospel of Mark, said city is the place where Jesus traveled to after multiplying fish and loaves of bread to feed some 4,000 people.

Archaeologists hope future investigations will help them determine whether or not this ancient human community is in fact the city of Dalmanutha.