• The Israeli archaeologist Eitan Klein, deputy director of the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit, talks about the recovery of the ossuaries and their historical significance at the Rockefeller Museum in Jeruslaem. Jim Hollander / EPA / March 31, 2014
    The Israeli archaeologist Eitan Klein, deputy director of the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit, talks about the recovery of the ossuaries and their historical significance at the Rockefeller Museum in Jeruslaem. Jim Hollander / EPA / March 31, 2014
  • Dr Klein points out an engraved detail on one of the coffins, which are believed to date back 2,000 years to the Second Temple period. “We can learn from each ossuary about a different aspect of language, art and burial practice,” he said. Gali Tibbon / AFP / March 31, 2014
    Dr Klein points out an engraved detail on one of the coffins, which are believed to date back 2,000 years to the Second Temple period. “We can learn from each ossuary about a different aspect of language, art and burial practice,” he said. Gali Tibbon / AFP / March 31, 2014
  • The boxes contain bone fragments and remnants of what experts say is pottery buried with the deceased. Jim Hollander / EPA March 31, 2014
    The boxes contain bone fragments and remnants of what experts say is pottery buried with the deceased. Jim Hollander / EPA March 31, 2014

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In pictures: Israeli police recover ancient burial boxes

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The Israeli Antiquities Authority has unveiled 11 ancient burial boxes that were recovered after the Israeli police spotted a suspicious night-time transaction last week. Officials said the boxes, which contain bone fragments and remnants of pottery buried with the deceased, are 2,000 years old. Some are engraved with designs and even names, giving clues to their origin and contents.

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