Hellenistic escort tomb in Jerusalem

Researchers in Israel have uncovered the cremated remains of a high-class Greek escort from the period of Alexander the Great.

Discovered by the side of a road in Jerusalem, the young woman’s remains were found alongside a series of bent iron nails and a remarkably well-preserved and rare bronze box mirror.

Dating back to the third or fourth century BCE, the tomb was located within a burial cave that was dug next to a highway in south Jerusalem.

The findings raise the question, What is the tomb of a Greek woman doing on the highway leading to Jerusalem, far from any site or settlement of the period?

The answer to this riddle may well be provided by the accompanying grave goods, since box mirrors are considered g

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