Transcript: An Archeological Find Is Not Tomb of Maccabees

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Last month, bulldozers unearthed 23 ossuaries, which were initially thought to be the tomb of the Maccabees, the protagonists of the Hanukkah story. Disappointed and embarassed archaeologists report it is not.

ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: The Jewish Hanukkah ended last night. This year the holiday had special interest in Israel because last month an archaeological link to the celebration was thought to have been unearthed. A road crews had bulldozed dirt away to reveal an ancient tomb. It was declared a major find. Archaeologists said it was the grave of the Maccabees, the family of protagonists in the Hanukkah story. For Israelis the possibility of finding ...

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