Israel Antiquities Authority presented young Ori Greenhut with Certificate of Appreciation at his school, for handing in ancient statuette.
During a trip to tel Rehov archeological site in northern Israel this week, seven-year old Ori Greenhut, from Tel Te’omin in the Beit She’an Valley, suddenly came upon a small figure covered with soil while climbing the site’s tel, or archeological mound.
ORI GREENHUT holds the ancient statuette he found in Tel Rehov earlier this week. Photo: Miki Peleg, courtesy of Israel Antiquities Authority
When he rubbed the dirt off the object, an unusual clay statuette was revealed. Continue Reading »