That’s what happened to archaeologist Tehiya Gangate. On a normal day at work, what seemed like an ordinary day, the archaeologist found a 2,300-year-old gold ring in Jerusalem that she believed belonged to a child who lived in the city in the Hellenistic period. Many ancient ornaments that tell the story of humanity remain hidden beneath the surface, waiting for someone to uncover them.
What if I told you that one of these ornaments was discovered by a woman on what seemed like a normal day at work? Gangate was working on excavations at the Givati National Archeology Park when she suddenly found a gold ring. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Avivi University said in an official statement that the gold ring set with a red stone was “extremely well preserved”, with no signs of rust or wear, and that it came out clean and shiny. of the excavations, and from the beginning it was possible to see how precious the ring was.
The archaeologist believes that the small ring set with a red stone probably belonged to a young girl, perhaps a boy or a woman. “I was sifting earth through the screen and suddenly saw something glitter,” said Gangate. “This is an emotionally moving find, not the kind you find every day”, she added.
This ring was manufactured by “hammering small pre-cut gold leaves into a metal base,” the IAA statement said. This is dated to around 300 BC. The statement also said that jewelry set with stones, instead of decorated gold, becam.
