Israel Antiquities Authority

Israeli boy discovers ancient tablet during family trip in southern Israel

The 1.1-inch by 1.1-inch clay tablet is engraved with a depiction of a man leading and is estimated to be about 3,500 years old.

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The coin from the period of the Bar Kochba revolt is one of only four ever discovered in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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He was trying to clear his conscience by bringing back the 2,000-year-old ballista stone, ancient ammunition, an intermediary said.

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