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Rare 1,700-Year-Old Marble Busts Unearthed in Binyamina
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71% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 15, 2026
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Archaeologists uncovered two 1,700-year-old marble busts hidden in a Roman-Byzantine wine press pit near Binyamina. One bears the Greek name “Lycurgus,” and the pieces will be cleaned, studied, and displayed at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv starting June 18.
- 01Two marble busts were found hidden in a Roman-Byzantine wine press pit near Binyamina.
- 02One bust carries a Greek inscription reading “Lycurgus.”
- 03The discovery came during excavation for Israel’s coastal rail expansion project.
- 04The busts will be exhibited in Tel Aviv from June 18 through the summer.
- 05Researchers are still trying to identify the figures and why they were concealed.
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