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Archaeological work at the National Park of Jerusalem Walns within the city of David revealed a gold ring with a red gem.
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Experts believe the ring belonged to a child 2300 years ago and may have been buried as part of a ritual.
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This is the second such ring discovered in the area for less than a year.
At one point about 2300 years ago, when a child living in Jerusalem underwent the symbolic move from childhood to adulthood, they split with a gold ring with red garnet. This ring was just found in the city of David in Jerusalem Wals National Park and was actually the second such ring found there for less than a year.
Both rings are dated to the early Hellenistic period (and more special, the second temple period), according to a statement from the Israeli antique organ. Rivka Lengler – a city of Baxsein of the city of David, present when the more recently discovered ring was discovered – said a worker sifted dirt through a sieve when the ring was found. At first, they thought it was a modern ring that was dropped by an excavator, but after a closer look, Langer managed to say that the ring was waiting for a long time to be found. “When I looked at the ring,” Langler said, “I immediately thought it was ancient. We called archaeologists, everyone gathered around us and was surprised at the special find. It was very exciting.”
Officials on the Excavation Project, Which Was Conducted by the Israel Antiquies Authority and Tel Aviv University Working in Collaboration, Said That The Thing Were Both Discovers Located in a Layer of Earth Dating to the Late Third Or Early Second Century BC in the Same Layer, Archaeologists Found Multiple Bronze Earrings and A Gold Earring Adorned WITH A HORNED
“That the two small rings and the other jewelry was found under the floors of the building, raises the opportunity to deliberately be buried there,” says Marion Zinel of the Israeli antique organ. “One of the options that are now being explored is that the jewelry found in the foundations of the building were in the context of the performance of a well -known Hellenistic custom, in which the married women will bury jewelry and other children’s objects as a symbol of childhood to adulthood.”
Since gold is so valuable, the loss of multiple gold pieces in the same common area is probably not the reason for the presence of these rings. But what is the reason why it is still for debate, since it is not much known about the Hellenistic culture of the period in Jerusalem (which may be contrary to Jewish customs). “These rings, along with other pieces of jewelry and architecture we have revealed,” Juvel Gadot of the University of Tel Aviv told the University of Tel Aviv in front of The times of Israel“They are beginning to develop our understanding of the city at that time.”
“This is the first time we found such a large sum of gold jewelry from this period in Jerusalem,” says Euphrates Boker, an excavation manager. “This shows wealth is very rare in every archaeological layer and evidence of the wealth of Jerusalem and the high standard of living of the city’s residents during this period.”
Jewelry that combines gold with brightly colored gems – such as the red garnet in the newly discovered ring – is strongly connected to this region during this period of history, when fashion was quite influenced by sides of the east like India and Persia. Project experts said the conquests of Alexander the Great have influenced the fashion and commercial channels in these regions.
The potential future discovery of the Greek-inspired rituals and architecture and customs that are not related to Jewish traditions-they can shed more light on the period. “To find out more about identifying Jerusalem in the Hellenistic period,” Gadot said, “We will need more discoveries and research. It will take time.”
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