Conservation expert of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Vladimir Bitman works on ancient frescoes inside one of two ancient Roman tombs in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on August 27, 2024. The ancient tomb structure, discovered in the 1930s, was excavated by a British expedition and dated to the early 4th century CE, and it will be soon open to the public for the first time, the IAA said on August 27. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)