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Yoav Dudekovich/TPS on 26 December, 2024
Archeologist Benjamin Storchan Presents 1,700-Year-Old Oil Lamp
Archaeology •
By TPS
• 26 December, 2024
Jerusalem, 26 December, 2024 (TPS-IL) -- An intricately decorated 1,700-year-old ceramic oil lamp, adorned with symbols linked to the Jewish Temple was discovered during an archaeological excavation near Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday.
Benjamin Storchan, a research archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority explained the find to TPS-IL.
Jerusalem, December 26, 2024
Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS-IL
