Sarah Huckabee Sanders’kids scream with excitement after finding 2,000-year-old coins in West Bank cave

The children of Arkansas Gov.Sarah Huckabee Sanders are nowarchaeologists in training.

Sanders, her husband and her children made a recent discovery during an archaeological tour of a previously unknown cave in the West Bank, Israeli news agency TPS-IL reported Tuesday.

The finds were first announced by the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization for Jewish communities in the West Bank.

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The cave sits near the community of Na’ela in the Binyamin region.The family was taking a guided tour of the area, which included visiting Shiloh, theancient biblical capital.

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U.S.Ambassador Mike Huckabee was accompanying his family during the trip when the coins were unearthed.The children were accompanied by professional archaeologists and had metal detectors on hand.

Arkansas Gov.Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her family participated in an archaeological tour in the West Bank that led to an exciting discovery.(Yesha Council/TPS-IL)

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The five coins — which may date to the Bar Kokhba Revolt period, between 132 and 135 A.D.— sent the children screaming.

“Grandpa, look what we found!” the grandchildren said, per TPS-IL.

“Watching my kids uncover and hold coins buried for more than 2,000 years was unforgettable.”

“It’s amazing to come to a place that proves thatmiracles can happen,3,000 years ago and even today,” he said.

Gov.Sanderssaid her family’s experience was one she will not forget.

“Watching my kids uncover and hold coins buried for more than 2,000 years was unforgettable,” the governor said. 

The children used metal detectors during the guided exploration.(Yesha Council/TPS-IL)

Sanders added that the experience was “another reminder that the Holy Land isn’t just a place we see on the news — it’s foundational tothe Christianand Jewish faiths alike.”

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This isn’t the first time that children have made significant historical discoveries while exploring Israel.

Gov.Sanders described the experience as a reminder of the Holy Land’s importance to both Christian and Jewish faiths.(Yesha Council/TPS-IL)

Last December, a 12-year-old girl was hiking with her family when she discovered anancient Egyptian amuletin Hod Hasharon.

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At Tel Azeka, a little girl found a3,800-year-old amulettied to the Canaanite people.