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February 13, 2025

An Ancient Potsherd at a Judean Fortress Sheds Light on the Revolt against Rome

Who was Eleazer bar Ger?

Using cutting-edge technology, Israeli scholars have been deciphering the faded writing on a group of 2,000-year-old inscribed potsherds, or ostraca, discovered 40 years ago at the ancient Judean fortress of Alexandrium. Rossella Tercatin reports on one of particular interest:

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