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Excavations reveal inner harbor details in Caesarea, indicating severe storm damage affected the region.
In 2009–2012, drillings and trial excavations were conducted along the coastal strip and promenade in Caesarea’s ancient inner harbor (Permit No. S–359/2012; map ref. 190015/712036; Fig. 1A), following prolonged destruction processes compounded by devastation from a severe storm that battered the coast of Israel in December 2010. The drilling and excavations, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Caesarea Development Corporation, were directed by J. Sharvit and D. Planer, with the assistance of S. Ben-Yehuda (drafting and GIS), E. Oren and D. Kirzner (supervision), D. Katz (marine consultation), R. Kislev and Y. Saad, J. Sheffer (conservation), P. Gendelman (consultation), the Caesarea Development Corporation and staff from the Caesarea National Park, run by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
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