This rare gold bead, dating back at least 1,600 years, was uncovered in dirt taken from a Roman structure in Jerusalem's Emek Tzurim National Park.Credit: Ari Levy, Israel Antiquities Authority.
Posted on 02/11/2023 8:49:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The bead was found in dirt removed from a Roman structure discovered during the Pilgrimage Road Excavation. It was created using a unique technique that required delicate workmanship to affix tens of tiny balls together in the shape of a ring in order to create one ornament.
The relic was found by Hallel Feidman, an 18-year-old doing her compulsory national service as a volunteer for the sifting project at the Archaeological Experience.
"I poured the pail onto the sieve and began to wash the material that was brought from the excavations in the City of David," she recounted. "And then I saw something shiny in the corner of the sieve, different, that I don't normally see. I immediately approached the archaeologist, and he confirmed that I had found a gold bead. Everyone here was very excited."
According to IAA excavation directors Shlomo Greenberg and Ari Levy, the bead was found in a formerly grandiose structure that was at least 25 meters long and built on the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David. "The wealth of the building's occupants is evidenced by additional finds that were discovered in it, like imported clay vessels and a decorated mosaic floor," they said.
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This rare gold bead, dating back at least 1,600 years, was uncovered in dirt taken from a Roman structure in Jerusalem's Emek Tzurim National Park.Credit: Ari Levy, Israel Antiquities Authority.
Unusual.
My MIL, who was 95, passed away on Thanksgiving Day. Recently we found a box from her holding two dozen beads. The beads are made from ivory which are now illegal to sell but you can inherit them or gift them.
My wife just told me there are the ivory beads in the box but there are also two full necklaces of ivory beads.
I asked if they are in the room with us now and she said no we still need to find them.
She also said it is thought a diamond fell behind a heavy cabinet.
The Arabs had deliberately destroyed a lot of artifacts while excavating under part of the Temple Mount with BULLDOZERS, in an attempt to erase signs of Jewish history and previous occupation of the site. They then dumped their resulting rubble into the city dump.
By using the provided garden hose by each sink to rinse off the rubble in your bucket poured over the sieve, and then sifting through the contents of each bucket, participants found ancient Roman coins, burned animal bones (from sacrifices?), Byzantine tile (that's what I found), and numerous other artifacts. This sounds like a project similar to this.
A Cheerio?
More money for archaeology, please!
Wow!
It’s funny the UN never condemned the deliberate destru- yeah, I couldn’t get through that without laughing. Anyway, sounds fun!
Yesterday I sold this painting of a family pet from 1905 for 30 euros. I was offered 25 but played the "sentimental value" card and got 30. Basically its worth is from how old it is, not the painter.
That’s where I lost it.
How do I get it back?
I’ve tried yelling “Dibs!” but nobody takes that seriously anymore.
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