13-Year-Old Discovers 1,800-Year-Old Roman Ring on Mount Carmel

The ancient artifact, engraved with the image of the goddess Minerva, will be displayed in Jerusalem.

Yair Whiteson found the ring while hiking with his father near Khirbet Shalala.
Initially mistaken for a rusty bolt, the ring was later identified as a Late Roman period artifact.
The ring features Minerva, the Roman goddess of war and wisdom, also known as Athena in Greek mythology.
Experts speculate the ring could have belonged to a farm resident, a quarry worker, or been a burial offering.
The Israel Antiquities Authority will display the ring at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel.