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September 4, 2015

A Rare Sarcophagus Discovered in Ashkelon

Construction workers tried to hide it.

Following an attempt by construction workers to conceal it, Israeli archaeologists unearthed a two-ton Roman-era sarcophagus, considered “among the rarest sarcophagi ever discovered in Israel.” Hana Levi Julian quotes Gabi Mazor, an expert on the time period to which it dates:

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September 4, 2015

  1. Was Netanyahu Wrong to Fight the Iran Deal?

    No, and neither was AIPAC.

  2. How Israel Can Walk the Syrian Tightrope

    There are few good options, and they’re likely to get worse.

  3. An Impressive but Deficient New Attempt to Explain the Holocaust

    Forgetting the long history of anti-Semitism.

  4. Seattle’s Rapping Rabbi Revives Ladino Folksongs

    With some help from a congregant.

  5. A Rare Sarcophagus Discovered in Ashkelon

    Construction workers tried to hide it.