(Christian Science Monitor) Christa Case Bryant - Armed with a pick axe, metal detector, and wide-brimmed hat, Yoav Farhi has found more than 60 ancient coins at Khirbet Qeiyafa, an archaeological site overlooking Israel's Valley of Elah, where the Bible records the battle of David and Goliath taking place some 3,000 years ago. Among them are weighty coins from the time of Alexander the Great, imprinted with the face of the Greek goddess Athena.
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