2,200 -year -old pyramidal structure discovered in the Judea Desert
A mysterious pyramidal structure was found with 2,200 years, full of coins and weapons, near the Dead Sea.
Archaeologists are discovering a mysterious structure in the form of Pyramid in the Judea Desert.
The location of the excavation, north of the Vale de Zohar (Nahal zohar) Along the Dead Sea coast, it contains a series of artifacts exceptionally well preserved with More than 2,000 years.
In one of Israel’s antiquities authority, archaeologists theorize that the structure may have served as historical monumentone grave or one watch-tower that protected the commercial route from the dead sea to the coastal ports.
Found weapons and coins
Archaeologists discovered a series of artifacts – as coins and weapons – In that place.
As writes to, the environment of low humidity of the desert probably helped preserve the artifacts throughout millennia. This is because low humidity prevents mold formation and minimizes deformation and cracks in organic materials such as wood and fibers.
Israel’s antique authority also released a video this Thursday, where archaeologists celebrate this “exciting” discovery.
“The extreme drought has preserved things in an extraordinary way. We found papyrus fragments, all kinds of wood artifacts, baskets and ropes that simply are not anywhere else in the country,” said the archaeologist Ido pliers.
Some of the papyrus fragments contain written in ancient Greek. Among the discovered artifacts are also bronze vessels, old furniture remains, accounts, weapons, fabrics and seeds, all preserved by the dry climate.
“It’s incredibly exciting find something in such a wonderful state of preservation, ”he praised Eva Balbin Brafmanabout the papyrus in Greek.
Archaeologists will continue to excavate the place until next month.
