The anonymous purchaser has agreed to return the tablet to Israel
The anonymous purchaser has agreed to return the tablet to Israel
Pagan site dedicated to Greek god Pan was converted to an exclusive banqueting site, as described by Josephus
Israel Antiquities Authority highlights that the discovery is evidence of ancient Egyptian rule over what later became the land of Israel
Findings date to 500 years before previous evidence of alphabetic writing
'This is arguably the most important archaeological discovery for understanding the early Christian church,' says director of the Scholars Initiative at the Museum of the Bible