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A child’s recent show-and-tell find<\/a> turned out to be something unusual: a 1,700-year-old Roman statuette fragment.<\/p>\n

Dor Wolynitz, an 8-year-old from Rehovot, Israel, found the artifact during a visit to the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert of southern Israel, according to a May 11 release from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).<\/p>\n

Wolynitz was at a family weekend<\/a> retreat organized by a paratrooper reserve unit when he stumbled across the fragment, which dates to the fourth century A.D.<\/p>\n

ANCIENT CHRISTIAN FIGURINES DISCOVERED IN 1,500-YEAR-OLD DESERT GRAVES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The boy told the IAA he was “looking for special things<\/a> on the ground that I could show in class.”<\/p>\n

“Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It seemed like an unusual object to me, so I showed it to Akiva [Goldenhersh], an archaeologist and my dad’s friend, who was with us on our trip.”<\/p>\n

The fragment measures six by six centimeters. It depicts “part of a human figure with carefully sculpted folds of fabric,” said Goldenhersh, a supervisor at the IAA’s Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit.<\/p>\n

‘HERMETICALLY SEALED’ ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS FROZEN IN TIME FOR 1,700 YEARS FINALLY OPENED BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Goldenhersh told the IAA he “thought it was a fossil” at first glance.<\/p>\n

“But then I noticed the sculpted folds of the garment \u2014 and I was very excited,” he said.<\/p>\n

The statuette was made from a phosphorite-type mineral native to the Negev, indicating it was likely produced locally rather than imported.<\/p>\n

“The figure is depicted wearing a type\u00a0of heavy mantle called a himation, with no visible chiton, or undergarment,” Goldenhersh noted.<\/p>\n

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“The manner of sculpting the folds and the choice of such a delicate material indicate a very high level of skill on the part of the artist.”<\/p>\n

The statuette may depict the Roman god Jupiter<\/a> or a Nabatean god called Zeus-Dushara.<\/p>\n

The Ramon Crater area sits along the ancient spice route that was once a major artery during the Roman and Nabatean periods, where multiple cultures intersected and exchanged goods.<\/p>\n

“This tiny find thus reflects the combination of local traditions with influences from the classical world,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Goldenhersh told Fox News Digital that finding Roman-era stone figurines in this style is “relatively rare in general.”<\/p>\n

“Discovering one as a surface find, rather than during a controlled excavation, is especially unusual,” he noted.<\/p>\n

Because only a fragment remains, the archaeologists suggested it moved from its original location due to erosion or natural shifts over time.<\/p>\n

“At the same time, the desert conditions in the Negev can help preserve artifacts<\/a> and occasionally expose them on the surface,” said Goldenhersh.<\/p>\n

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Wolynitz, the 8-year-old, handed the find over to Israel’s National Treasures Department and received a certificate for his “good citizenship,” the IAA said.<\/p>\n

“The responsible conduct of Dor and his family is an example of proper civic responsibility and the preservation of our country’s cultural assets,” Goldenhersh said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Dor is a role model for us all.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/rare-1700-year-old-relic-accidentally-uncovered-childs-hunt-stuns-archaeologists <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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