Amazing how many ancient things are found accidentally around the world. While new things are being discovered all the time, barbarians are busy destroying other antiquities.
Caver Discovers 2,300-Year-Old Silver Stash in Israel
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Monday, March 09, 2015
(Samuel Magal/Israel Antiquities Authority)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—A member of the Israeli Caving Club discovered a cache of valuable objects while exploring a stalactite cave in northern Israel and reported his find to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Two silver coins minted during the reign of Alexander the Great; silver signet rings, bracelets, and earrings; and eight white and black agate beads stored in a small clay oil lamp are thought to have been placed in a cloth pouch before being hidden in a niche in the cave.
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Caver Discovers 2 300-Year-Old Silver Stash in Israel - Archaeology Magazine
Caver Discovers 2,300-Year-Old Silver Stash in Israel
ShareMonday, March 09, 2015
(Samuel Magal/Israel Antiquities Authority)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—A member of the Israeli Caving Club discovered a cache of valuable objects while exploring a stalactite cave in northern Israel and reported his find to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Two silver coins minted during the reign of Alexander the Great; silver signet rings, bracelets, and earrings; and eight white and black agate beads stored in a small clay oil lamp are thought to have been placed in a cloth pouch before being hidden in a niche in the cave.
Continue reading at:
Caver Discovers 2 300-Year-Old Silver Stash in Israel - Archaeology Magazine
