epa10374667 An interior view of a Second Temple-period burial cave in Lachish Forest, 20 December 2022, during excavations on the site of a grave estate from the days of the Second Temple (about 2,000 years ago), that was discovered in the South of Israel. According to Israel Antiques Authority (IAA) archaeologists, the burial cave that was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, became known as the 'Salome Cave', due to a popular legend that identified it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. The excavations in the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that, according to the excavators, sold or rented clay lamps. 'In the shop, we found hundreds of complete and broken lamps dating from the 8th–9th centuries CE,' the experts said. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

epa10374674 Clay lamps are arranged by an employee of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in Lachish Forest, 20 December 2022, during excavations on the site of a grave estate from the days of the Second Temple (about 2,000 years ago), that was discovered in the South of Israel. According to the IAA archaeologists, the burial cave that was continued to be used in the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, became known as the 'Salome Cave', due to a popular legend that identified it as the burial place of Salome, the midwife of Jesus. The excavations in the courtyard uncovered a row of shop stalls that, according to the excavators, sold or rented clay lamps. 'In the shop, we found hundreds of complete and broken lamps dating from the 8th–9th centuries CE,' the experts said. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI