Rare
Monastery Seal From Crusades-Era Found in Jerusalem
An 800-year-old lead
Seal that dates back to the Crusades was
Found in a Byzantine-era farmstead in Jerusalem, the
Israel Antiquities Authority an**unced Tuesday
The governmental body, which aims to preserve the integrity of historical sites, said the
Seal is "an extraordinarily
Rare find, because ** such
Seal has ever been discovered to date."
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In 2012, the IAA
conducted two archaeological digs at an Arab village called Horbat Mizmil in Jerusalem's Bayit Vegan neighborhood, which is **w slated for development. It's common practice in Israel for new development sites to be examined for antiques, and it was here that they
Found the remains of the farmstead — and eventually the seal.
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