Eight-Year-Old Boy Visiting Ramon Crater Finds over 1,700-Year-Old Statue Fragment Hidden in Rocks

Boy, 8, discovers 1,700-year-old Roman artefact after noticing 'unusual object' on ground

An eight-year-old boy discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman artefact after noticing an "unusual object" on the ground.Dor Wolynitz from Rehovot in Israel was on a family outing in the Ramon Crater region when he spotted the artefact.The schoolboy had been hunting for interesting objects to present to his classmates when a striped stone caught his attention.Dor explained: "It seemed like an unusual object to me, so I showed it to Akiva, an arc…

Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks

“I was looking for special things on the ground that I could show in class,” Wolynitz shared. “ Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up.”

1,700-Year-Old Zeus-Dushara Artifact Found in Israel’s Negev Desert

A Zeus-Dushara artifact in the Negev desert. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A small stone artifact linked to Zeus-Dushara, a deity once worshipped across the ancient Negev, was discovered by an eight-year-old boy during a family hike through the Ramon Crater in Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the find on Monday. The fragment dates to the Roman period, roughly 1,700 years ago. It measures about six by six centimeters (2.3…

During family trip: Boy makes 1,700 year old archeological discovery

An 8-year-old boy discovered a rare 1,700-year-old statuette fragment near Ramon Crater, believed to be linked to Roman and Nabatean culture.

8-year-old boy finds 1,700-year-old Roman statuette fragment in Ramon Crater | Archaeology News Online Magazine

An 8-year-old boy hiking with his family discovered a small ancient statuette fragment dating back about 1,700 years in the Ramon Crater area, a desert region with a long archaeological record. Dor Wolynitz, from Rehovot, spotted the object while searching the ground for unusual items during a family weekend organized for a paratrooper reserve unit. […]