Smithsonian Magazine6d
This Ancient Pyramid Found in the Judean Desert May Have Been a Ptolemaic Tax Collector’s Station
The official structure, stuffed with significant coins and Greek papyri, was likely later transformed into someone’s grave ...
Archaeologists Discovered a 2,200-Year-Old Pyramid. They Can't Explain its Purpose—Yet.
Archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid structure in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea that featured stones ...
Chip Chick on MSN1d
A 2,200-Year-Old Pyramid Structure Full Of Coins And Weapons Was Found By The Dead Sea, But Archaeologists Don't Know What Its Purpose Was
In the Judaean Desert near the Dead Sea, a mysterious pyramid structure and way station were uncovered. The excavation site […] ...
The Times of Israel8d
Enigmatic 2,200-year-old ‘pyramid’ near Dead Sea may have been fortress for ancient taxman
“We believe the building served to safeguard the road and may have been used by Ptolemaic officials to collect taxes from travelers.” The recent excavation is part of a larger multi-year ...
Mysterious pyramid, ancient bronze coins discovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious pyramid dating back 2,200 years in Israel's Judean Desert. Ancient relics like ...
Jewish Press9d
Mysterious Pyramid, Papyrus Scroll, Fabrics and Weapons Discovered in Judean Desert Excavation
Excavation of the mysterious pyramid-shaped structure in the Judean ... is shedding light on a site from the days of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid rulers. The Israel Antiquities Authority invites ...