A team of German and Israeli archaeologists discovered in a loft underground near Jerusalem a clay pot with a treasure of 15 silver coins about 2,000 years old.
"A discovery well is very little common and really exciting, "said Professor Manfred Oeming, University of Heidelberg, news agency DPA.
" It only happens once in life. If you are lucky you will find a treasure and every 20 years, "insisted the archaeologist .
The director of the excavations, Oded Lipschits, University of Tel Aviv , believes the finding has to do with destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD . by the Romans.
"The vessel was covered ground of necessity. He was allegedly hidden in a hurry. It is possible that the treasure has been hidden here immediately after the destruction of the Temple by the Romans, to be picked up later. Apparently the person that hid the coins and could not. I must have missed something, "said Lipschits.
The destruction of the Temple is remembered on the day of mourning and Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av, which falls on Sunday. The treasure had been found so nearly on the anniversary of these facts, 1,938 years later.
The team of archaeologists also found in the same place 380 coins from the Byzantine era . With both findings "clarified the interesting rather significant history of Ramat Rahel, "said Oeming.
The excavations are located south of the Old City of Jerusalem .
The archaeologists believe that 700 years before Christ there was a citadel royal palace of the sons of David, "with the considerable size of 6,000 square meters.
function having is controversial: it could be a luxurious palace for women, an administrative office or a summer residence .
Later, during the Persian era, there was an administrative center and V to VII century AD, a Byzantine church and monastery.
The excavations involved 120 students, 56 from Heidelberg and 20 in Tel Aviv. "In addition to archaeological discoveries, the project is of great importance to relations between Germany and Israel and Judeo-Christian" said Oeming.
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