GAZA (Reuters) – A 2,000-year-old cemetery containing at least 20 ornately decorated graves has been uncovered near the shoreline in the northern Gaza Strip, with the Antiquities Ministry calling it the most important local discovery of the past decade. Gaza is rich with antiquities having been an important trading spot for many civilizations.
Ruins discovered there include the remains of a siege by Alexander the Great as well as a Mongol invasion. Only two graves have been opened, one contained skeletal remains and some clay jars.