Archaeologists uncover ancient reed and bronze statue

Archaeologists have uncovered two significant ancient artifacts in the Middle East and Aegean regions.

In the Judean Desert, a team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered a 3,700-year-old decorated reed in Cave 2 of the Wadi Murabba'at complex near the Dead Sea. Radiocarbon dating places the object in the Middle Bronze Age. The reed features engraved symbols rather than written words, providing insight into a shared visual language used in the region before the existence of early alphabets.

In the Aegean Sea, researchers continue to study the