 15 years ago an Israeli national stole a catapult bolt stone that was over 2000 years old from the city of David National Park in Israel. Now he has returned citing that he fears this may be the end of the world over the coronavirus outbreak and he didn't want to go to judgment as a sinner. The citizen said, the time has come to clear my conscience. It feels that the end of the world is near. The original theft occurred when two youths touring the park 15 years ago saw a display of ballista stones which had been catapulted at fortifications 2000 years ago. To not risk arrest the stones were returned by a trustee who agreed not to divulge the name of the thief. Described as a national treasure, the IAA's Jerusalem region, a leading archaeologist explained in the press release that ballista are a form of ancient weapons which were used by forces besieging a city and were used to hurl stones to cause forces on fortress walls to flee. The ballista stones which were uncovered at the city of David are most likely connected to the harsh battles between the besieged residents of Jerusalem and the soldiers of the Roman legion from around 70 CE, the year of the destruction of Jerusalem. Other locations in Jerusalem where similar ballista stones were uncovered include the Russian compound near the estimated path of the third wall, which was the external wall of Jerusalem during the time of the Second Temple. In the excavation of the Israel Antiquities Authority there a battlefield was uncovered with dozens of ballista stones scattered on the ground. 15 years ago in the city of David, upon seeing a pile of these ancient projectiles, one of the boys took one of the stones home. Initially drawing attention in a Facebook post to the IAA, comments suggest the person that took it had married and raised a family and told that for the past 15 years the stone is weighing heavily on his heart. And now when he came across it while cleaning for Passover, together with the apocalyptic feeling the coronavirus generated, he felt the time was right to clear his conscience and asked for help so he could return it to the Israeli Antiquities Authority. An inspector in the IAA's theft prevention unit was tagged in one of the comments in the post. They arranged for a quick hand off of the artifact. Taking the artifact from its archeological context negatively impacts the research and the ability to piece together its historical puzzle. Anyway guys we just thought we would share this with you, it's hard to turn our attention to anything else we have been researching at the moment in the midst of the chaotic scenes that are unfolding across the world, but there you go. Comments below and as always, thank you for watching.