To: jeevacation©gmaitcompeevacation©gmail.comi From: AFHU Sent Thur 9/12/2013 7:20:42 PM Subject Hebrew University archaeologist Eilat Mazar's golden discovery Title: AFHU EMAIL Ancient Golden Treasure Found at the Foot of the Temple Mount Dr. Eilat Mazar, a prominent archaeologist at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, described the excavation o 36 gold coins at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem as "a breathtaking, once-in-a-lifetime" event, dating the items back to the late Byzantine period, or the early seventh century. The coins were found about 150 feet away fron the southern wall of the Temple Mount in a ruined Byzantine building. Mazar, who led the dig, also uncovered gold medallion bearing an image of a menorah, which could be the earliest Torah scroll ornament found in archaeological excavations to date. Additional finds include a pair of gold earrings, a gold-plated silver hexagonal prism, and a silver ingot. You can read more about Dr. Mazar's remarkable discovery at AFHU.org. Below is a list of leading publications that have covered this exciting story. Bloomberg MSN Huffington Post Washington Times NBC News Fox News New York Daily News Jerusalem Post The Forward ,1TA Haaretz Tablet EFTA_R1_00431294 EFTA01958780 • Click to wew this email in a browser AFHU. One Battery Park Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10004 800-567-AFHU I www.afhu.org I infoctharhu.org AFHU is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization. It you no longer wish to resolve these *mails. plisse reply to this message with 1.1nsubscnbe in the subject lino or simply click on the following hnk: Unsubscribe AFHU One Battery Park Plaza 25th Floor New York, New York 10004 US Roci the VerticalResponse marketing policy. EFTA_R1_00431295 EFTA01958781