{"id":91945,"date":"2022-01-17T17:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=91945"},"modified":"2022-01-09T16:17:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T14:17:43","slug":"03-05-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=91945","title":{"rendered":"Ancient underwater treasure found in Caesarea with Christian gold ring"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Ancient underwater treasure found in Caesarea with Christian gold ring<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

ROSSELLA TERCATIN <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Maritime archaeologists found several precious artifacts, hundreds of silver coins from two shipwrecks dating over a millennium apart in the ancient harbor.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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\nThe underwater discovery of the gold ring. \/ <\/em><\/span>(photo credit: ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY UNIT)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Some time ago, a team of divers from the Antiquities Authority\u2019s (IAA) Marine Archaeology Unit was surveying an area just outside the harbor of Caesarea, as they routinely do off the entire coast of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe spotted a broken metal anchor and decided to see if there was more in the area,\u201d said archaeologist Jacob Sharvit. \u201cWe soon started to find many other artifacts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That diving led to the discovery of an incredible underwater treasure, from two ancient ships dating back to the third and 14th centuries CE that wrecked in the same spot just meters off the coast \u2013 over 1,000 years apart, as the IAA revealed Wednesday. The treasures included hundreds of coins and some unique jewelry.<\/span><\/p>\n

First established in the fourth century BCE, in the first century, Caesarea was selected by Herod to build a port city. The city remained an important center throughout the Roman and Byzantine times.<\/span><\/p>\n

The artifacts from the Roman period included silver and bronze coins \u2013 which allowed the expert to date the findings \u2013 a precious gemstone with a lyre carved on the surface, bronze bells, an eagle figurine, symbol of the Roman rule, another figurine shaped like a dancer wearing a comic mask, and pottery vessels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold ring with gemma engraved with the figure of the Good Shepherd. (credit: DAFNA GAZIT\/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were surprised by the quantity of bells we uncovered,\u201d said Sharvit. \u201cIt is possible that the sailors used them to fish with fish nets during the night, or maybe they were part of the cargo and were goods to sell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps the most extraordinary find, however, was the gold ring. Thick and shaped as an octagon, the ring carried a green stone with the figure of a young shepherd wrapped in a tunic and carrying a lamb on his shoulders engraved on it. The \u201cgood shepherd\u201d is one of the earliest expressions to refer to Jesus, used multiple times in the Gospels.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am the good shepherd,\u201d reads a verse in John. \u201cThe good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that similar images were found in the Christian catacombs in Rome,\u201d said Helena Sokolov, a curator at the IAA Coin Department.<\/span>
\nCaesarea was home to an important early Christian community and it is mentioned several times in the New Testament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoard of coins from the Mamluk period including cut coins. (credit: DAFNA GAZIT\/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Among others, the Roman centurion Cornelius is said to have been baptized here by the apostle Peter (Acts 10:10).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the first instance of a non-Jew being accepted into the Christian community,\u201d said Sharvit. \u201cFrom here, the Christian religion began to be disseminated across the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The more modern ship was carrying a hoard of about 560 silver coins from the Mamluk period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caesarea port, aerial view. (credit: YAAKOV SHMIDOV\/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The expert said it is not possible to determine to whom the ship belonged.<\/span>
\nThe best time to go explore maritime sites is after storms, he noted, when the currents shift sands and new remains emerge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are planning to go back to the site as soon as this storm passes,\u201d he said, referring to the Carmel storm that has been battering Israel for days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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