Some young boys in Israel took great care in excavating a winepress about 1,400 years old, not realizing they were doing anything wrong.
The Israel Antiquities Authority got wind of the dig and took over, bringing to light an important finding in the history of wine production in the region.
The unauthorized dig of the winepress came to light when a woman jogging saw what looked like an archaeological excavation—but with none of the usual signs warning the curious to stay away and not touch, reports Ha'artez newspaper.
She reported it to the antiquities authority, which sent some inspectors to look and watch. They saw that whoever was doing the unauthorized and entirely unknown (to the IAA) dig was doing it carefully. The excavations were clearly done by someone other than robbers.
Nevertheless, unprofessional excavations may cause the loss of priceless information or even damage structures and artifacts.
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