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Bethlehem workers find ancient tomb

WORKERS renovating a house in Bethlehem accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian antiquities official said yesterday.

The 4,000-year-old tomb provides a glimpse of the burial customs of the area's inhabitants during the Canaanite period, said Mohammed Ghayyada, director of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Workers in a house near the Church of the Nativity uncovered a hole leading to the grave, which was about one meter below ground, he said.

They contacted antiquities officials, who photographed the grave intact before removing its contents.



 

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