▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁dwell ings ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁to ▁ 8 th ▁centuries ▁B CE ▁were ▁discovered , ▁adding ▁to ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age ▁was ▁Y ok ne am ' s ▁" g old en ▁age ". ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁park ▁ ▁Tel ▁Y ok ne am ▁today ▁is ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁educational ▁park , ▁joint ly ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Y ok ne am ▁Ill it ▁and ▁the ▁Israel ▁Anti qu ities ▁Author ity ▁( I AA ). ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁created ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁tel ▁conservation ▁project ▁by ▁the ▁municipality ▁and ▁the ▁I AA ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁residents . ▁Y ok ne am ▁Ill it ' s ▁elementary ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁project ▁involved ▁creating ▁a ▁p aved ▁path ▁from ▁the ▁foot ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁m ound , ▁cir cling ▁its ▁peak . ▁The ▁students ▁set ▁up ▁cer am ic ▁blocks , ▁each ▁decor ated ▁with ▁draw ings ▁and ▁pictures ▁representing ▁a ▁different ▁historical ▁period . ▁The ▁blocks ▁are ▁arranged ▁chron olog ically ▁on ▁the ▁path , ▁adv ancing ▁through ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁path ▁clim bs ▁towards ▁the ▁m ound ' s ▁peak . ▁At ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁m ound ▁are ▁four ▁them atic ▁stations . ▁The ▁first ▁includes ▁a ▁pit ▁representing ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁str ata ▁of ▁the ▁tel . ▁The ▁other ▁stations