Dumped ancient sarcophagus lid recovered at Ashkelon

DISCARDED DISCOVERY: Antiquities inspectors find 1,900-year-old sarcophagus lid in dump (Israel HaYom). HT the Bible Places Blog.

There was a similar episode in 2016, also at Ashkelon, involving an ancient sarcophagus found at a building site.

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