article_snippet: In the Byzantine era, and again in the 12th century at the time of the Crusades, the ruins of the building were incorporated into churches – suggesting it was of great significance and needed to be protected, the Reading University archaeologist argues.
article_snippet: the house in which Jesus was raised was decorated with mosaics in the Byzantine period, suggesting that the house in which Jesus was raised were of special importance.
article_snippet: Both the tombs and the house in which Jesus was raised were decorated with mosaics in the Byzantine period, suggesting that the tombs and the house were of special importance, and possibly venerated.
highlights_snippet: There is evidence of a Byzantine church here with two tombs in Byzantine crypt .
  