Archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid structure in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea that featured stones weighing hundreds of pounds each. Early returns from excavations have already ...

The official structure, stuffed with significant coins and Greek papyri, was likely later transformed into someone’s grave ...

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Bronze coins of Antiochus Epiphanes IV found in the excavation. / Judean Desert Survey Unit, Israel Antiquities Authority The Nahal Zohar excavation is part of an extensive, 8-year operation ...

minted under Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who Judah Maccabee defeated in 164 B.C., showed the longevity of the site, but Klein said there was no evidence hinting at why the building was vacated ...