The Israeli Antiquities Authority unveiled 11 ancient burial boxes Monday recovered from an antiquit
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THE ISRAELI ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY UNVEILED 11 ANCIENT BURIAL BOXES MONDAY THAT WERE RECOVERED FRIDAY AFTER AN ANTIQUITIES HEIST.
THE AUTHORITY SAID POLICE RECOVERED THE BOXES AFTER OBSERVING A SUSPICIOUS NIGHTIME TRANSACTION INVOLVING TWO CARS, FOUR PEOPLE AND THE 11 BOXES.
SOUNDBITE (English) Eitan Klein, spokesman for Israel Antiquities Authority, department for the prevention of antiquities looting:
"These are 11 ossuaries that were caught during activity of cops from Shefet station in Jerusalem. They were caught from two thieves, antiquity thieves, that tried to sell those ossuaries to a seller, an Israeli seller."
OFFICIALS SAY THE BOXES ARE ABOUT 2,000 YEARS OLD.
THEY CONTAIN BONE FRAGMENTS AS THEY WERE USED IN BURIAL RITUALS BELIEVED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD.
THE AUTHORITY SAYS TWO OF THE SUSPECTS ARE STILL BEING HELD AND THE OTHERS ARE UNDER HOUSE ARREST.
IT IS NOT YET CLEAR HOW THE SUSPECTS GOT HOLD OF THE BOXES.
SALIM ESSAID, ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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