Ancient Greeks often inscribed messages on the objects they shot at their adversaries—in this case, doing so with a warning.
The artifact is the first sling bullet of its kind unearthed at the ancient city of Hippos, though archaeologists have found ...
No one wants to get pelted by a rock, much less one inscribed with an infuriating taunt. Nevertheless, the unwanted ...
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.
Of the many lead sling bullets discovered at Hippos over the last 26 years, this is the first to carry a message of some kind ...
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.