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September 7, 2018

Over 1,000 Ancient Clay Seals Discovered in an Israeli Cave

Evidence of a bustling Hellenistic metropolis.

In ancient times, small clay objects known as bullae were used to seal scrolls and to identify their authors. An Israeli archaeologist, along with his son, recently discovered an enormous trove of bullae in a cave located in the ancient Judean city of Mareshah. According to experts, the original scrolls had disintegrated while the bullae survived. Amanda Borschel-Dan writes:

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