Judean Desert archaeology - Arkeonews

19 March 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

A 1,400-year-old limestone mold used to produce flasks decorated with a cross and inscribed with the words “Lord’s blessing from the holy places” was uncovered at the Hyrcania site in the Judean Desert, West Bank. Credit: Michal Haber / Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Credit: Clara Amit and Yuvaly Schwartz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority; Shahar Cohen, courtesy of Prof. Zohar Amar, Bar-Ilan University.

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