Looters' arrest uncovers 2,000-year-old workshop near Jerusalem biblical pilgrimage path

Authorities in Israel recently conducted a sting operation against antiquities thieves — and uncovered a 2,000-year-old workshop that once supplied pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem.

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery Feb. 16. 

In a press release shared with Fox News Digital, authorities said the workshop was found in an underground cave on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

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