The discovery was just one of many side-benefits of the unique interactive trail that thousands of young people have been preparing and excavating.
Byzantine era
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.
