Jerusalem Post Archaeology Israel unearths ancient Roman swords, javelin stolen by Jewish rebels
The weapons cache was most likely hidden by Jewish rebels some 1,900 years ago after being seized from Roman forces
An ancient cache of Roman weaponry including four spatha swords and a javelin head was found in a hidden chamber inside a cave at Israel's Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, in the Judean desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday in what it described as a "once in a lifetime" discovery.
The swords and javelin head were found hidden in a small chamber and preserved in an "excellent" state, the authority said. "To find one sword like this is rare, so four? It's a dream come true," the researchers noted. "We couldn't believe our eyes." ---More...
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