Monday, March 30, 2015

Porcupine unearths ancient oil lamp


An ancient oil lamp has been found in Israel after a porcupine brought it to the surface while digging a burrow.


Ira Horovitz from the anti-antiquities theft unit of the IAA said that “the porcupine is an excellent archaeologist, a relentless digger… It often happens that porcupines dig their burrows at the site of archaeological digs… he skillfully throws the dirt aside, and with it whatever archaeological findings are in his path.”


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Story: Jerusalem Post | Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority



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