Excavation of 2000-year-old gold warehouse

Archaeologists have suddenly discovered a precious treasure of jewelry, gold and silver dating back 2,000 years in Israel.

>>>Found 30,000 silver Roman coins

According to the original judgment of scientists, gold treasures, silver coins and jewelry located right in the city of Qiryat Gat, Israel belong to a rich woman who lived in the Bar Kokhba Revolt period. - the period of the last Jewish-Roman war.

While unearthing the room predicted to be built under Roman and Byzantine empires, also known as the Roman Empire, researchers found about 140 gold and silver coins and many jewels made from gold. precious. The whole fortune is wrapped in a cloth hidden in a closed hole on the campus of the building.

A piece of fortune in treasure dating back 2,000 years

The precious jewelry in the treasure is designed quite fashionable, including a pair of pretty flower earrings, a pair of other earrings with gemstones covered with goddess wings.

In addition, there are 2 silver bars designed like chalk, used to make eyeshadow of Arab and Egyptian women to make the eyes look black and darker.

Meanwhile, the coins were produced under the reign of emperor Nero, Nerva and Trajan - who took control of the Roman Empire between 54 and 117 AD.

A coin face is decorated with the image of the emperor. The other side prints the symbol of brotherhood of warriors and pictures of mythical gods like Jupiter sitting on the throne or Jupiter holding the lightning bolt.

According to archaeologist Sa'ar Ganor at the Israeli Antiquities Administration, " Based on the technique of coinage and the value of coins, it can be confirmed that they are produced under Bar Kokhba Revolt".

The ability during the period of the war between the year 132 - 135 AD, the Jews under Roman rule re-printed the image of the Trajan emperor with the symbol of rebellion in the field money.

The constant war was the cause of the owner of the fortune to decide to hide all the money and jewelry into the courtyard as a savings for life later. This is also the reason why rich women do not come to collect them.

Currently, the jewelry is located in the research labs of the Israeli Antiquities Administration in Jerusalem.