Gold treasure survives 1,400 years at ancient Christian monastery in biblical Judean Desert

Israeli archaeologists precocious unearthed past golden astatine a erstwhile Christian monastery successful the Judean Desert.

The announcement was made by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities successful the Territories (COGAT) this month. The past treasure was recovered astatine the Hyrcania archaeological tract successful the bluish Judean Desert, located astir 10 miles eastbound of Jerusalem successful the West Bank.

The treasure consisted of 2 golden coins and a delicate golden ring. Despite the tract being susceptible to antiquities looting successful the past, the artifacts miraculously survived 1,400 years.

The tract was founded successful the precocious Hellenistic period, betwixt the 2nd and archetypal centuries BC, erstwhile it was utilized arsenic a fortress.

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Israeli archaeologists uncovered golden coins and a ringing astatine the Hyrcania tract (seen left), highlighting Christian enactment successful the Judean Desert during the Byzantine era. (iStock; COGAT Spokesperson's Office)

The golden coins were solidi and bore the representation of Heraclius, who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641 AD.

According to COGAT, the finds "attest to Christian enactment successful the portion during the Byzantine era."

"During the Byzantine period, with the improvement of Judean Desert monasticism, a Christian monastery was established astatine the site, attributed to the enactment of Saint Sabbas, 1 of the founders of godforsaken monasticism, which operated for hundreds of years," the agency's property merchandise noted.

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"These discoveries reenforce the knowing that Hyrcania was portion of the monastic and spiritual scenery progressive successful the Judean Desert during the Byzantine period."

In a statement, archaeologist Binyamin Har-Even said that the artifacts "reflect an important section from the Byzantine play and the aboriginal Christian contented successful the region."

The find astatine Hyrcania includes 2 golden solidi that survived astir 1,400 years contempt past looting. (COGAT Spokesperson's Office)

"As an Israeli assemblage operating successful the country and entrusted with safeguarding its humanities heritage, the Archaeology Unit astatine the Civil Administration sees large value successful preserving and researching sites from each periods and communities that person operated present implicit the generations," said Har-Even.

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"Our enactment is intended to support the past, alteration its study, and marque it accessible to everyone."

The find isn't the lone Judean Desert find that made planetary headlines this year.

Israeli officials accidental the golden ringing offers uncommon carnal grounds of Byzantine-era Christian enactment successful the region. (COGAT Spokesperson's Office)

Earlier successful 2025, archaeologists came crossed a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" dating backmost 2,200 years successful the desert.

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The operation is made of hand-hewn stones with each chromatic weighing hundreds of pounds.

Fox News Digital's Ashley DiMella contributed reporting.