Articles in "Human Interest"
Ancient Huqoq Synagogue Mosaics Go on Display for First Time
Huqoq flourished as a Jewish village during the Roman and Byzantine periods, roughly between the third and sixth centuries CE. Its ...
Stone Tools Across Three Continents Show Mix of Shared Knowledge and Local Innovation
Israeli and Greek archaeologists have found that ancient stone tool technology did not spread across Europe as a fixed, unchanging method. ...
Israeli Judoka Sells Olympic Uniform to Fund Mental Health Care for Rescue Volunteers
Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik announced he is selling the judo uniform he wore while winning a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ...
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 ...
