3½ of Israel recently made an important archaeological discovery.
The child, ZIV Nitzan, was hiking with his family on the soil road about 25 miles outside Jerusalem when a small rock attracted her attention last month. She was attracted to it. She said in an interview with her mother in Hebrew, “because of the teeth.”
Naturally, ZIV picked it up. When she rubbed the dust, “she knew it was very special,” said her mother, Sivan Nitzan.
The fascinating pebble was found to have been 3,800 -year -old Egyptian amulets, and it was found to have dated the design of insects known as sticks and the bronze age. According to the ancient relics authorities of IsraelCollected later.
This is not the first time that young hikers have found an archaeological treasure in Israel, considering the rich history of the hikers.
Last year, hiking at the mountain of Camel in a 13 -year -old boy I found a Roman ring With the sculpture of the goddess Minerva. In 2016, a seven -year -old boy traveled with his friends on Beit. 3,400 sculptures of nude women. And many sharp children Roman or HASMONEAN rule.
However, ZIV is the youngest child who is known to have discovered ancient artifacts in Israel, and Yoli Schwartz, a spokesman for Fintiquities Authority, called “very exciting.”
ZIV found that the relics were close Tel azekahAn area depicted in the archaeological site and the Bible as a battle area between David and Goliath.
The amulet is likely to belong to the Canaanites, the group of the Semitic people who lived in this area around 1800 B.C.E., said Oded Lipschits, a Jewish history professor at Tel Aviv University, who is leading the excavation at Tel Azekah. Like other people in the region at the time, the Canaanites were interested in everything in the Egyptians, and they often imported or imagined food, style and luxury, including seals such as jewels found by ZIV.
The ridiculous authorities said in the statement that the tragic beetle is especially popular with the amulets because it is a symbol of an amulet. (Insects have made eggs in the feces with new generation.) ZIV’s scarab artifacts are likely to have been made in Egypt and found a way to Hyundai Israel about 3,800 years ago about 3,800 years ago, LipSchits said.
But how did the child end in the hiking trail where they can find it?
Mr. LipSchits provided a description.
In 1898, two British archaeologists began to discover Tel Azekah, one of the first Bible ruins in Israel. When they are over, the person who owns the land can farm the excavated hole, and LipSchits said.
“So the modern layer is now inside, and the very deep old layer is now on the surface,” he explained. “And this is why people can find all kinds of ancient items like this landscape on the surface.”
The children also added and added a great amateur archaeologist. Lipschits added because he is curious, he is not afraid to be low and dirty on the ground.
Lipschits said ZIV’s talisman said, “It was no exception.” His team found dozens of similar satire in this area. More importantly, the family said that the ancient relics of Israel could be handed over and preserved and everyone could enjoy it.
Schwartz said, “If she puts it in your pocket and keeps it, we will not know it.” We are very happy to show it to the public. “
The authorities gave ZIV a certificate of appreciation for “good citizenship”. The amulet she discovered will be included in the upcoming Ghanaana and Egyptian artifacts of Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for Israel Archeology in Jerusalem.
