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Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel<\/a> \u2014 inscribed with a sarcastic message aimed at enemy forces.<\/p>\n

The scientists found the bullet in a necropolis area along an ancient road at Hippos<\/a>, once a prominent bishop’s seat during the Byzantine era. The city was known as Susita during the Hellenistic period, which lasted from 323 B.C. to about 31 B.C.<\/p>\n

The projectile, which officials date to the second century B.C., was carved with the Greek word, “Learn,” according to a press release obtained by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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A picture of the ancient, oval-shaped lead sling bullet<\/a> shows faint traces of the Greek script.<\/p>\n

Michael Eisenberg, Ph.D., a University of Haifa archaeologist who recently published his findings in the journal PEQ, along with colleague Arleta Kowalewska, believes the phrase was a sarcastic taunt.<\/p>\n

“At Hippos alone, 69 such projectiles have been identified so far, but this is the first in the world<\/a> to bear the inscription ‘Learn,'” said Eisenberg, per the March release.<\/p>\n

“This represents local sarcastic humor on the part of the city’s defenders, who wished to teach their enemies a lesson with a wink: \u2018Learn your lesson!\u2019”<\/p>\n

The artifact is roughly 3.2 centimeters long and 1.95 centimeters wide, weighing 38 grams.<\/p>\n

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Excavators observed signs of impact damage on the projectile and believe it once weighed 45 grams.<\/p>\n

The projectile was likely “fired by the city\u2019s defenders from the city walls toward the enemy advancing to besiege the city,” officials said.<\/p>\n

Lead bullets were considered a cheap but lethal form of ammunition at the time.<\/p>\n

“Sling bullets were produced by casting lead in stone molds in a relatively simple process that could be carried out even during a military campaign<\/a>,” the release noted.<\/p>\n

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Officials said that “many projectiles were decorated with the name of a military commander, the name of a city, sarcastic humor similar to \u2018Catch!’ or symbols intended to imbue them with power, such as a trident, lightning bolt or scorpion.”<\/p>\n

The artifact represents an unusual and unprecedented find, said Eisenberg.<\/p>\n

“To find a sling bullet with an inscription is very rare; to find this Greek word<\/a> on a sling bullet is the first time in the world,” Eisenberg told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

“We know of similar mocking or sarcastic humor directed at the enemy, but this specific example was unknown and reveals the humorous local trend among the Hellenistic defenders of Hippos.”<\/p>\n

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He also noted the significance of where it was found \u2014 which strongly suggests it was fired during a siege.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The bullet’s location near the ancient main road below the city’s fortifications, in addition to the impact mark on the bullet, supplies a colorful reconstruction of the defenders shooting the bullet toward the besieging forces advancing towards the city,” said Eisenberg.<\/p>\n

The discovery adds to a growing list of major archaeological finds at Hippos.<\/p>\n

Excavations unearthed a 1,600-year-old Christian care facility<\/a> for the elderly at Hippos last year, possibly the world’s oldest nursing home.<\/p>\n

Also at Hippos, archaeologists found a trove of ancient jewelry<\/a> and gold coins last year, thanks to metal detectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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