Rare 1,600-year-old gold bead found by teenager in Jerusalem's City of David

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A rare gold bead made by hand in Jerusalem some 1,600 years ago was recently discovered by an 18-year-old volunteer in the City of David, not far from the Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday. “I remember that I poured the bucket into the strainer and started to wash the rubble,” said Feidman, a National Service volunteer who lives in the small town of Bnei Ayish in central Israel. AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members

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