Excavations reveal first known depictions of two biblical heroines, episode in ancient Jewish art Science By Jacky On Jul 6, 2022 Share Credit: Jim Haberman (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness recently returned to Israel’s Lower Galilee to continue unearthing nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics at an ancient Jewish synagogue in Huqoq . Discoveries made this year include the first known depiction of the biblical heroines Deborah and Jael, as described in the Book of Judges. The Huqoq Excavation Project is now in its 10th...