Articles in "Human Interest"
Buried Stone Adds Evidence to Debate Over King Hezekiah’s Reforms
A buried stone discovered inside an ancient house may provide new insight into one of the Bible’s most debated kings. Archaeologists ...
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Find’: Intact Roman Statues Unearthed in Israeli Excavation
Two intact marble busts dating back roughly 1,700 years have been uncovered in what Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists described ...
Ancient ‘Time Capsule’ Cave Near Haifa Reveals Rare Pre-Neanderthal Culture
Archaeologists excavating a prehistoric cave south of Haifa have uncovered what researchers describe as a rare time capsule from a poorly ...
Meet the Seventh-Grader Who Read 469 Books in a Single Year
The quiet corner of the Beit Raqa Library in Jaffa has become the backdrop for an unusual and inspiring reading record that continues to ...
Massive Ancient Tunnel in Jerusalem’s Outskirts Baffles Archaeologists
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a mysterious ancient tunnel carved deep into bedrock near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, a discovery that ...
Lost Symbols of Ancient Israel Recovered in International Antiquities Sting
Two rare ancient coins -- including one bearing one of the earliest known depictions of the seven-branched menorah from the Second Temple ...
Child’s Desert Discovery Leads to Rare Roman-Era Archaeological Find
An 8-year-old Israeli boy discovered a rare 1,700-year-old statuette fragment dating to the Roman period while hiking with his family in ...
Youth Leadership Program Honoring Fallen Soldier Expands to Druze Communities
As Israel honors its fallen soldiers, a youth leadership program is, for the first time, expanding to the country's northern Druze ...
Biblical Shepherds Ignored Borders, Even in Wartime, Researchers Say
A new archaeological study from the University of Haifa is challenging long-held assumptions about how ancient political borders ...
Life Between Sirens: Inside Kiryat Shmona’s Return to War
I find Batsheva lying in her bed in an underground shelter in Kiryat Shmona, the television on beside her, a talk show murmuring in the ...
