Mount Masada. Photo: wiki commons.

Haaretz – A precious cache of gold from the second century CE was discovered in a development-led archeological excavation near Kiryat Gat. The cache contained 140 gold coins, golden jewelry, makeup vessels, a bejeweled ring, and more.

The archeologist found a Roman home on the site. “In the house’s garden we discovered a hole that was dug up and covered again,” Saar Ganor from the Antiquities Authority described the moment of discovery. “We started digging and a meter into the hole we found the cache, I swung the pick and 140 gold coins simply poured out, it was an amazing moment.”

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