Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Huckabee family finds ancient coins & stuff in West Bank caves

SPELUNCIC ARCHAEOLOGY, POLITICS, AND NUMISMATICS: 'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and his family uncovered ancient coins and jar fragments dating to the Bar-Kochba Revolt during a tour near Na’ale in the Mateh Binyamin region (James Genn, Jerusalem Post).

Well, that was lucky. They also visited Shiloh on the same trip.

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