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Archaeologists excavating a church site have made a significant discovery: a marble shrine that may be linked to the biblical event of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. The shrine, found under an altar in a chapel at the summit of Burgbichl hill in Irschen, Austria, contained a 1,500-year-old ivory box adorned with Christian motifs. This remarkable find was announced by the team from Innsbruck University, which has been conducting excavations in Irschen since 2016. “We know of around 40 ivory boxes of this kind worldwide,” stated Gerald Grabherr, the lead archaeologist. “The last time one …

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