Wednesday, March 18, 2015

2,300-year-old stash of silver found in Israeli cave


A spelunker exploring a cave in northern Israel came across a stash of silver jewelry hidden in the cave 2,300 years ago.


Zakai was recently spelunking with his father and a friend, all of whom are members of the Israeli Caving Club, when Zakai spotted a shiny silver object in one of the most well-hidden stalactite caves in northern Israel.


As Zakai moved in for a closer look, he found two ancient silver coins stashed inside a nook. The coins were meant to be hidden, perhaps to be retrieved at a later date. Instead, they lay in secret for more than 2,000 years in a small hoard that will give archaeologists a valuable insight into ancient Israel.


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Story: Jethro Mullen & Oren Liebermann, CNN | Photo: CNRS-Cfeetk / J. Maucore



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