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 The 17-century-old ring rescued from the bottom of the sea In the first centuries, Christianity was a clandestine and persecuted religion. They represented Jesus as a shepherd boy with a sheep on his shoulders. This representation of Christ was also an imitation of Apollo. It was a way of evading Roman censorship. A jewel with this figure was found in the sea. It is the ring of 17 centuries rescued from the bottom of the sea. Underwater treasure On the ring, the figure of Christ is carved on a green gemstone. The piece is part of an underwater find. It is a treasure that includes Roman and medieval silver coins. They date back to the 3rd century. Israeli authorities found it. Robert Kool is head of the country's coin department. He said the ring is an "exceptional" piece. Possibly the set found came from "a Roman ship originating in Italy". The treasure was discovered by a group of archaeologists from Israel's Marine Archaeology Unit. There are bells, nails...

 Israel's beer from 7,000 years ago When did social beer drinking begin? There are traces of its ritual and religious use 14,000 years ago. But the first vestige of its social consumption is more recent. That's what they found when they studied beer from Israel 7,000 years ago. Fermented barley The trace was found in the area of Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley. It is known that beer was a beverage used in ancient times in religious ceremonies and rituals. But this finding confirms its use as a social drink in the Levant region. And it was before the spread of alcohol in the Bronze Age (approx. in 3,300 BC). Researchers at the University of Haifa found traces of starch in wheat and barley grains in ancient pottery. Under the microscope, they observed that it showed signs of fermentation. There was no doubt about it: it was used in the production of alcohol. One of the researchers, Danny Rosenberg, noted that Tel Tsaf was known to be a prosperous place. "Its prosperity was man...