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

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert.

The announcement was made by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) this month. The ancient treasure was found at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert, located around ten miles east of Jerusalem in the West Bank.

The treasure consisted of two gold coins and a delicate gold ring. Despite the site being vulnerable to antiquities looting in the past...