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Israeli archaeologists on Sunday announced the "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a burial cave from the time of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II, filled with dozens of pottery pieces and bronze artifacts.
The cave was uncovered on a beach Tuesday, when a mechanical digger working at the Palmahim national park hit its roof, with archaeologists using a ladder to descend into the spacious, man-made square cave.
In a video released by the Israel Antiquities Authority, gobsmacked archaeologists shine flashlights on dozens of pottery vessels in a variety of forms and sizes, dating back to the reign of the ancient Egyptian king who died in 1213 BC.
Bowls—some of them painted red, some containing bones—chalices, cooking pots, storage jars, lamps and bronze arrowheads or spearheads could be seen in the cave.
The objects were burial offerings to accompany the deceased on their last journey to the afterlife, found untouched since being placed there about 3,300 years ago.
At least one relatively intact skeleton was also found in two rectangular plots in the corner of the cave.
"The cave may furnish a complete picture of the Late Bronze Age funerary customs," said Eli Yannai, an IAA Bronze Age expert.
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The Middle East is just one huge graveyard
Ezekiel 38..................
If they dig down even farther they may find an honest Democrat!
Right next to the tomb of the unregistered voter
While I was walking nearby, I spotted a line in the sand cliffs and moved a small amount of sand to see what was there - It was an ancient piece of marble floor which obviously went further back into the hill and there were a couple of bronze arrowheads and small bits of pottery and glass.
There is history everywhere you look in that neck of the woods.
We lived in Israel two years. Many of the poeple I worked with at the embassy knew about a place near Tel Aviv where you could find buried oils lamps, the kind you find in tourist and gift shops, made of red clay.
Everywhere you drive in Israel you see the “sands of time” as buildings, caves, fortresses, roman columns, etc., half to two-thirds buried rising above the ground. They used to build up the walls over the top of remaining buildings and re-occupy them.
In Herrod’s Palace near the Sea, there is a garbage dump of ancient times from which visitors are encourged to take “one” piece of broken pottery or item.
Cheers and Beers.
"Ezekiel 38.................."
The cave has been resealed and is under guard while a plan for its excavation is being formulated, the IAA said.
It noted that "a few items" had been looted from it in the short period of time between its discovery and closure.
That's their story, and they're sticking to it!
Matthew 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Ezekiel 38 37
Archaeologists don’t get paid a lot.................so they have to ‘moonlight’................😉
When Solomon married Pharaoh’s daughter when he first became King of Israel, Pharaoh attacked Gaza, then occupied by the Philistines, and burned it to the ground, then he gave it to Solomon as a ‘wedding present’.
It hasn’t improved much since..................
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