Ancient Spanish Jews Left Lamp Fragments, Not Yelp Reviews
Seventeen centuries after they last flickered, oil lamp fragments from Cástulo are illuminating a "previously unknown Jewish population" in southern Spain's late Roman world. Archaeologists digging near modern Linares uncovered evidence of Jewish presence in the late fourth or early fifth century AD, "as the old gods were being snuffed out by Christianity." Evidently, these lamps burned brighter in history than attention spans on Twitter, proving ancient Jewish communities had more staying power than your average viral TikTok trend.
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Forget Netflix originals—turns out 4th century Spain had more plot twists with broken oil lamps revealing ancient Jewish neighbors. Nope, your dusty archaeology class just got meme-worthy.
Who knew broken oil lamps could spill more tea about ancient Jewish communities than reality TV ever could? Archaeologists: the OG Netflix spoilers.
Finding 1700-year-old Jewish oil lamps in Spain is like discovering a secret WhatsApp group in Caesar's contact list—both oddly specific but definitely lit.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 7/27/2025 | Author: Sam Jones in Madrid
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