'Breathtaking' ancient gold treasures found at Jerusalem's Temple Mount
The discovery was made in the first week of Dr. Mazar's latest dig, part of the Ophel excavations. The gold and silver date back to the Byzantine period, during the early 7th century A.D, and Mazar suspects the treasure was hidden by wealthy Jews during the Persian conquest of Jerusalem in 614 A.D.
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