In search of Jewish heritage in Morocco's south

In the depths of Morocco's Akka oasis, two archaeologists pore over the floor of a synagogue searching for the minutest of fragments testifying to the country's ancient Jewish history.

They are from a team of six researchers from Morocco, Israel and France, part of a project to revive the North African country's Jewish heritage. Efforts to uncover Jewish treasures in the kingdom are one of the outcomes of warming ties since Morocco and Israel normalised relations in 2020.