Unique gold earring found in intriguing collection of ancient jewelry in Israel
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 11:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have recently discovered a collection of gold and silver jewelry, dated from around 1100 B.C., hidden in a vessel at the archaeological site of Tel Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. One piece a gold earring decorated with molded ibexes, or wild goats is "without parallel," they believe.