Facebook user identifies mysterious gold object found in Israel cemetery

The mystery of a gilded object thought to be an ancient relic has been finally been solved after a Facebook appeal from experts. The mystery, thanks to that Facebook status, was solved in less than 24 hours.

Discovered by a groundskeeper in a Jerusalem cemetery, the eight kg, solid metal object was handed over to police about six months ago. Assuming it may be a bomb, he intimated the bomb squad who ultimately after conducting a controlled explosion, which did not damage the object, established it was safe.

According to NBC, the head of the unit, Amir Ganor, joked that when he saw it, he thought, “that aliens landed from outer space and brought the object”.

It remains unknown why the device was buried in the cemetery.

In a post, they asked followers if they had any idea what the item was.

Suggestions about what it could be ranged from parts of industrial machine, a massage tool and a material object associated with the ritual at a temple.

However, within hours, one of over 300 responders identified the object as a Weber Isis Beamer, a device that claims to create “a protective field” against radiation and is, according to the authority’s Facebook update, “intended for the use of naturopaths and people dealing with energy healing”.

The Antiquities Authority said Micah Barak, the man who correctly identified the object, has been invited to visit the group’s headquarters. It added that the device is called an “Isis Beamer”, named after the Egyptian “goddess of healing, magic and nature”. Therefore, the stumped Antiquities Authority posted a picture of the gold-plated object last week on its Facebook page.

“[They should] contact us, tell us why it was buried in the ancient structure and to whom of the dead they wished to give positive energy”, the IAA said.