While a cable car today suffices to bring tourists to Masada, it will likely fail miserably at moving the throngs coming to the Old City and the adjoining City of David.
The gold bead from the end of the Roman era is an especially rare find because beads of this style are not common.
The shooter was shot quickly by two nearby civilians carrying licensed weapons.
For almost a decade, archaeologists in the City of David have been working hard to uncover the Pilgrimage Road and bring a 2,000-year-old journey to life.