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A First Century Incense Shovel
A 2,200-year-old bronze incense shovel found at Magdala after having been cleaned in the Israel Antiquities Authority metallurgical laboratories. (Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
An excavation near the Israeli town of Magdala has unearthed two 2,000 year-old objects: a decorated bronze incense shovel and a bronze jug.
“The volunteers were absolutely thrilled. They simply could not calm down knowing that these artifacts had been waiting just below the surface for 2,000 years. Even we veteran excavators were extremely excited because it’s not every day that one uncovers such rare artifacts as these, and in such a fine state of preservation.”
A 2,200-year-old bronze jug as it was discovered in the excavation at Magdala. (Eyad Bisharat, courtesy of Israel Antiquities Authority)
Magdala, according to the gospel writers, was the home town of Mary Magdalene, one of a group of women who followed Jesus from the beginning of his ministry through his death and resurrection.
See blog post Mary Magdalene: What We Do Know.
Sea of Galilee near Magdala, magdala.org
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