The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) recently announced the uncovering of a rare and unique archaeological artifact; a lamp wick dating back 1,500 years to the Byzantine period. Although small in size, the find is significant as it is one of the few such items to have survived from antiquity.
Youth with ‘short curly hair, a prolonged face, large eyes and an elongated nose’ depicted in faint painting found in circa 6th century Byzantine church in ancient village Shivta
The discovery was just one of many side-benefits of the unique interactive trail that thousands of young people have been preparing and excavating.
This is the first time that a ring of this kind—estimated to be 700 years old—was discovered in Israel.
The mosaic features three figures, multicolored geometric patterns, and a long inscription in Greek.
A pagan amulet, a fresco depicting the Greek goddess Tyche; and a figurine of one of the regular participants in the alcohol-soaked processions devoted to the god of wine Dionysus all tell the story of ancient Hippos during the transition from the pagan Roman period to the Christian-Byzantine era.
