(Ha'aretz) Nir Hasson - In the summer of 2010, while digging near the ancient palace at Tel Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley, archaeologists from Tel Aviv University found a clay bowl containing a second clay bowl, inside of which was a small clay vessel, like some sort of ancient Russian nesting doll. Only after six months did the archaeologists examine the innermost vessel. To their surprise, the tiny clay pot was found to contain a precious treasure of gold and silver jewelry and semiprecious stones from 3,100 years ago, said Prof. Israel Finkelstein of TAU's Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Cultures.
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