Sword discovery is National Geographic's best of the year

ANNUAL ARCHAEOLOGY LIST WATCH: Swords found in Judean Desert caves ranked as most exciting archaeology story of 2023. National Geographic gives top slot to discovery of 1,900-year-old, remarkably preserved Roman blades, likely cached by Bar Kochba rebels in one of 800 caves near Dead Sea (GAVRIEL FISKE, Times of Israel).

I noted this story a few months ago here. For the submerged Nabatean (Nabataean) temple near Naples, see here and here. For the Saqqara mummification workshop, see here. I have noted additional 2023 discoveries at Saqqarah here, here and here, with links.

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