A young Israeli volunteer working on an archaeological sifting project found a pure gold handmade bead in dirt that came from a large Roman structure on the Pilgrimage Road excavation in Jerusalem. The dirt was moved to Emek Tzurim National Park at the foot of the Mount of Olives. That’s where Hallel Feidman discovered the bead. “I poured the pail into the sieve and began to wash the material that was brought from the excavations in the City of David,” she said. “And then I saw something shiny in the corner of the sieve – different – that I don’t normally see. I immediately approached the archaeologist, and he confirmed that I found a gold bead. Everyone here was very excited.”