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Romay Davis, 101, takes a virtual tour this Israel. Photo credit: Amanda Roy Photography.
JERUSALEM, Israel – For 101-year-old Romay Davis from Montgomery, Alabama, visiting Israel was a dream of a lifetime. But with Israel’s borders closed for more than a year during the global pandemic, tourists haven’t been coming to the Holy Land.
The dream of visiting Israel recently came true for Davis but instead of coming in person, she came virtually with the help of the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem.
“The AARP contacted us here at the Tower of David [and] have been working with virtual reality and augmented reality in the innovation lab and asked us if we could create an experience that would work for Romany and let her visit Jerusalem,” said Caroline Shapiro, the Tower Of David’s Director of International Public Relations.
In first, good-luck Roman-era bronze lamp uncovered in Jerusalem
Israel Antiquities Authority archeologists say it is possible the artifact was buried at the foundations of a structure built on a pilgrimage road leading up to the Temple Mount, where it was found, as a ritual burial of an offering
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Published: 05.05.21 , 13:32
A rare bronze, good-luck Roman-era oil lamp was recently discovered during a dig in Jerusalem, in what appears to be the first known finding of this kind in Israel.
The lamp is shaped like a grotesque face cut in half and meant to provide good fortune. It was discovered during archeological works conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in the City of David in the Old City of Jerusalem.