Israeli authorities indict ossuary owner Antiquities forgery scheme
Criminal indictments brought in Jerusalem against four men, including the antiquities collector linked to the James ossuary, or bone box, have prompted museums and devotees of biblical archaeology to think again about the authenticity of artifacts that have turned up in recent years in Israel’s antiquities market.
Indictments announced December 29 were leveled against members of a what authorities said was a sophisticated antiquities forgery ring.