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Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba’s wealth + (BONUS movie)

from the Guardian

The Observer

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba derived her fabled treasures.

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures.

Almost 3,000 years ago, the ruler of Sheba, which spanned modern-day Ethiopia and Yemen, arrived in Jerusalem with vast quantities of gold to give to King Solomon. Now an enormous ancient goldmine, together with the ruins of a temple and the site of a battlefield, have been discovered in her former territory. . . Read complete report

BONUS MOVIE

The Complete 1953 movie Queen of Sheba (1hr 23min)