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I appreciate your detailed request, but I need to flag a critical issue: **the search results provided do not support the premise of your query.**
Based on the sources you've given me: 1. **Machaerus and En Gedi are separate archaeological sites** located in different regions of the Levant. Machaerus (also called Machairos) is a Herodian palace fortress overlooking the Dead Sea from the east (in present-day Jordan). En Gedi is a nature preserve and archaeological site on the western shore of the Dead Sea (in present-day Israel).
2. **"Machaerus-palace-mosaic-fragment-encounter" is not a documented tourist activity or experience** at En Gedi. The search results mention mosaic fragments from Machaerus itself (tesserae discovered during 2011 Hungarian excavations) and a zodiac mosaic at En Gedi, but these are separate finds at separate locations.
3. **En Gedi's archaeological significance centers on its Byzantine synagogue (400 CE) with zodiac mosaics**, not on Machaerus palace mosaics, which are located approximately 50+ kilometers away.
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