Editing Ashkelon (section)

=== Ashkelon National Park ===
The ancient site of [[Ascalon]] is now administered as the [[Ashkelon National Park]]. The walls that encircled the city are still visible, as well as Canaanite earth ramparts. The park contains mainly Roman, Byzantine, and Crusader ruins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vie/Ashkelon.html#Ashkelon |title=Ashkelon National Park |publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org |access-date=2011-08-10| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110717104733/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource//vie/Ashkelon.html| archive-date= 17 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The largest dog cemetery in the ancient world was discovered in Ashkelon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stager |first=Lawrence |url=http://www.bib-arch.org/e-features/dogs-buried-at-ashkelon.asp |title=Why were dogs buried at Ashkelon |publisher=Bib-arch.org |access-date=2011-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907092241/http://www.bib-arch.org/e-features/dogs-buried-at-ashkelon.asp |archive-date=7 September 2011 }}</ref>

A Roman burial tomb two kilometres north of Ashkelon National Park was discovered in 1937. There are two burial tombs, a painted Hellenistic cave and a Roman cave. The Hellenistic cave is decorated with paintings of nymphs, water scenes, mythological figures and animals.<ref name="Places to see in Ashkelon"/>