Boys find Second Temple burial cave near Beit Shemesh
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS (Jerusalem Post
In a scene out of the Hollywood Indiana Jones, three Israeli children stumbled upon an ancient Second Temple cave in the Beit Shemesh area filled with skeletons and ossuaries, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Monday.
The boys, ages 11-13, who discovered the heretofore unknown cave during a scout's cave-hunt, were awarded a certificate of recognition for reporting their finds to the Antiquities Authority.
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It sounds as though the cave may have been undisturbed since antiquity, which would make it an especialy important find. Well done, guys!
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