Facebook User Solves The Mystery Of The “Ancient Relic” Found In An Israeli Cemetery

#1 Israel’s Antiquities Authority asked Facebook to help.

Earlier this year, a maintenance worker found a golden scepter in a Jerusalem cemetery. Antiquity experts were stumped, prompting a six-month long investigation into its origin. A Facebook user has now correctly identified the object and well, let's just say it's not what they thought it was.

#2 Israel’s Antiquities Authority (IAA) was left stumped when the 24-carat gold sceptre was discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery by a maintenance worker.

"To tell you the truth, I've never seen anything like this before," noted Amir Ganor, head of Israel's Antiquities Authority robbery prevention unit, in a Telegraph article, adding that the burial ground the object was discovered in was an "important archaeology site where remains were found dating to the Roman, Byzantine and Crusader periods."

#3

The Isis Beamer on display at the Weber website. The text translates to: "The Weber Isis Beamer 1:5 can be used in very large buildings, industrial buildings, office buildings and supermarkets. It will harmonize against the strongest electromagnetic and geopathic radiation exposure. 24m radius. More intensive harmonization due to the gilding." The word "vergoldet" means "gilded" in English.

#4 The mystery was solved by Facebook user Micha Barak, who lives in Italy.

Yikes, well that's embarrassing. To show its gratitude, the IAA has asked Barak to visit them the next time he's in Israel.

#5

Antiquities experts at the IAA figured that the 17 pound (8 kg), 24-carat gold scepter may have been used in biblical Jewish temples, but they weren't entirely sure. Stumped, they decided to post photos on Facebook asking the public for help.

#6

Turns out it's not an ancient relic at all, but rather a New Age energy "healing device" called a Weber Isis Beamer. The object, which ranges in price from USD$75 to USD$1,220 depending on the model, is supposed to create a "harmonized" protective field against "electromagnetic and geopathic radiation."