
Gold treasure survives 1,400 years at ancient Christian monastery in biblical Judean Desert
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Israeli archaeologists discovered 1,400-year-old gold coins and ring at Byzantine monastery in Judean Desert. The artifacts include solidi bearing Emperor Heraclius's image.
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The treasure consisted of two gold coins and a delicate gold ring. Despite the site being vulnerable to antiquities looting in the past, the artifacts miraculously survived 1,400 years.
The site was founded in the late Hellenistic period, between the second and first centuries BC, when it was used as a fortress.
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