Archaeologists excavating north of Jerusalem have found a piece
of a sarcofagus - a stone coffin - belonging to a son of a High
Priest. The visible inscription reads, "the son of the High
Priest" - but the words before it are broken off. It thus cannot
be ascertained which High Priest is referred to, nor the name or
age of the deceased.AFP adds: Many other findings in the
excavation are from the late Second Temple period, and
archaeologists assume that the High Priest in question lived
between 30 and 70 C.E. The sarcophagus cover fragment - 60
centimeters (2 feet) long by 48 centimeters (19 inches) wide -
is made of hard limestone, is meticulously fashioned, and bears
a carved inscription in Hebrew letters that are both similar to
today's script and typical of the Second Temple period. The
discovery was made along the West Bank separation barrier north
of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a
statement.The use of the "k'tav ashuri" proves that it is from
the Second Temple period. "It seems tha