http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-israel-archaeology-idUSBRE82D0XO20120314
Even though most experts, including the Israeli Antiquities Authority, now agree that the box may be ancient but its inscription ("James son of Joseph, brother of Jesus") is a fake, the Israeli court was unable to convict Mr. Golan of anything. It may have been a sort of "show trial," because the IAA claims this trial itself, regardless of verdict, has intimidated would-be antiquities thieves.
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