Chinese-inscribed bowl discovered

(JNS) - The earliest known Chinese inscription in Israel from about 500 years ago has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday. (Spoiler alert: It didn't say "Made in China.")

The rare 16th century CE Chinese inscription, unearthed in a dig on Mount Zion and discovered on a porcelain bowl fragment, reads: "Forever we will guard the eternal spring," the state-archaeological body said.

Ancient Chinese porcelain vessels were previously found in Israel, but this is the first to bear an inscription.

Most of the findings from the excavation date from the Byz...