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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Rameses II-era Burial Cave Found in Israel

A preliminary inspection of the 3,300-year-old cave at Palmahim National Park, on Sept 13, 2022. PHOTO: ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY/TWITTER

Israeli archaeologists on Sunday announced the "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a burial cave from the time of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II, filled with dozens of pottery pieces and bronze artifacts.

The cave was uncovered on a beach Tuesday, when a mechanical digger working at the Palmahim national park hit its roof, with archaeologists using a ladder to descend into the spacious, man-made square cave.

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