This is the Israel Antiquities Authority's own custodial record for the Caiaphas Ossuary, describing the statutory authority's 1990 establishment, its excavation of the ossuary and its ongoing custody of the object. As the artifact's legal custodian and the government body responsible for archaeological finds in Israel, its record is the correct source for the ossuary's excavation context, chain of custody and official holding status. Its limit is that it is an institutional custodial record rather than an independent epigraphic study of the inscription's reading or its identification with the high priest Caiaphas, questions that need a dedicated scholarly source addressing the inscription directly alongside this custodial account.
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Reliability Tier1
Source-type government, precedent 21 of 22 tiered government-shaped rows are tier 1. NotesIsrael Antiquities Authority's own custodial record for the object it holds. A standing institutional or private-holder record, not a scholarly publication; use for provenance and holding-institution facts, not for the object's own history or meaning.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyIsrael Antiquities Authority
Custodian BasisThe authority's own account of its statutory role, its 1990 establishment, and its excavation and custody of the Caiaphas Ossuary.
Citation
PublisherIsrael Antiquities Authority
URLhttps://www.iaa.org.il/en/
Source Typegovernment
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This source names Israel directly: "This is the Israel Antiquities Authority's own custodial record for the Caiaphas Ossuary, describing the statutory authority's 1990 establishment, its excavation of the ossuary and its ongoing..."
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Custodians & Museums, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
- Artifacts & Relics, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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