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Ancient Oil Lamp Found on New Sanhedrin Trail
There is no other trail in Israel that utilizes such an application, and in this respect, we, the archaeologists, are making history, said Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Yair Amitzur.
Their low-tech digging has made possible an archeological trail studded with high-tech milestones which transmit information to handheld devices.
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Israeli students and volunteers working on the creation of a new hiking attraction called the Sanhedrin Trail have discovered an oil lamp with amenorahengraving that archeologists believe to be 1,400 years old.
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Ancient Oil Lamp Found on New Sanhedrin Trail
In archaeological excavations at Horbat Usha, the first place where the Sanhedrin relocated after the Bar Kochva revolt, students uncovered material remains from the time of the Sanhedrin: evidence of an ancient glass industry, as well as ornamental items dating back 1,800 years.
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The Sanhedrin Trail, scheduled to open on April 22, is a collective project, the fruit of the labors of thousands of students and volunteers.
Based on the finds, it was determined the Usha site was continuously inhabited from the Roman period until the Ottoman period, according to a Hadashot report filed by Abdallah Massarwa following salvage excavations ahead of the construction of the Route 6 toll road.
Finds uncovered in the excavations of the Sanhedrin Trail. (Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority)
Young people preparing the Sanhedrin Trail as a gift to the country on the occasion of its 70th year of independence. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
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It is the first place in Israel that is being founded as a site with GPS capabilities through the smart stones, Amitzur told The Times of Israel. There are plans for the stones to transmit augmented reality and 3-D visuals at each site as well.
IAA archaeologist Dr. Einat Ambar-Armon noted that unlike the [traditional] menorah of seven branches and a single broad base, themenorahengraved on the ancient lamp has eight branches and a three-legged base.
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That priceless artifact was not the only find: remains of an important glass industry and an extremely rare and valuable gold coin from the time of Suleiman the Magnificent also turned up.