“Ancient Secrets Unearthed: Pyramid, Weapons, and Enigmatic Papyri Found in Judean Desert Spark Theories of Lost Civilizations!”
Israel Antiquities AuthorityAn ancient sewing needle discovered inside the pyramid.
“In the first excavation week, the volunteers found written historical documents, exceptional bronze vessels, and remains of ancient furniture, which thanks to the desert climate were preserved in amazing condition,” the crew explained in their statement. “Every moment new findings are discovered, and we are filled with anticipation for what else the next three weeks might reveal.”
Decoding The Mysteries Of The Judean Desert Pyramid
Israel Antiquities AuthorityArchaeologists search for more artifacts to shed light on the origins and use of the pyramid.
Due to the large number of historical artifacts discovered both in and around the pyramid, experts wondered if the site served as a strategic outpost in ancient times.
At first, archaeologists assumed that the structure was a burial site from the First Temple period, between the 10th and 6th centuries B.C.E. However, artifacts at the site, such as Greek papyri and coins minted under the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, king of the Seleucid Empire, show that the structure was in use during the 3rd and early 2nd centuries B.C.E.
Israel Antiquities AuthoritySome of the ancient Greek papyri discovered at the site.
Artifacts found at the site also point to the pyramid being used as a possible guard tower or tax-collection center. It is possible that merchants traveling through the desert stopped at the structure to pay fees.
“Is this a guard tower, guarding an important commercial route through which the Dead Sea resources of salt and bitumen were transported to the coastal ports? Or at some point was this enormous structure on the mountaintop marking a grave, or serving as a monument in ancient history?” excavation leaders wrote in their statement.
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