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Tiny Gold Rings Beneath Jerusalem Floors Hint at a 2,200-Year-Old Ritual
A tiny gold ring set with a deep-red stone may reveal an unexpectedly personal side of life in Hellenistic Jerusalem more than 2,200 years ago. Archaeologists discovered the ring beneath the floor of a large residential building at the Givati Parking Lot excavation in the City of David. Measuring just 1.2 centimeters in diameter, the…