Photo shows the moment when three looters were caught while they were excavating and destroying historical layers in an Ottoman well next to the cemetery of the Bedouin city of Rahat in Negev, Israel, undated photo. The robbers are suspected of searching for a hidden treasure, which, according to a Bedouin myth, was buried in the well, inside a cave. Note: Licensed photo (Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquity Authority Robbery Prevention Unit/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquity Authority Robbery Prevention Unit/Newsflash
18 November 2022
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This is the moment when officials in Israel busted three looters digging for treasure in an ancient Ottoman well. Inspectors from Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit caught the robbers red-handed as they dug up the archaeological site. They are believed to...