Dig The Past

Dig the Past Archaeological Programs is the most powerful educational activity you can bring to your camp, school or community, combining hands-on fun, learning, and a real taste of Israel. Dig the Past's flagship program is designed to recreate the excitement and adventure of an Israeli archaeological excavation in your community. While never leaving your grounds, participants are transported to an authentic Israeli archaeological site, complete with buried artifacts dating back to Biblical times, such as pottery vessels, coins, mosaic tiles, jewelry and more. Under the guidance of experienced archaeologists, participants excavate the life-size site with professional tools in search of the artifacts. At onsite workshops, our educators use artifacts as teaching aids, bringing history, religious life and the ancient Hebrew language to life. We modify our programs according to participants’ age. The children conclude their archaeology experience with an official Junior Archaeologist certificate, inspired and eager to learn more."Aaron of Dig the Past worked with our education team to craft an interactive archaeological dig on learners of all ages. With Aaron's help, we adjusted the program to make it exciting and engaging for pre-schoolers, elementary school students, teens and adults. Aaron helped us integrate the learning about archaeology with our congregational celebration of Chanukah. We had a holiday filled not only with the traditional candles, dreidels and latkes, but also "ancient" oil lamps, dirty hands (from digging in our "tel") and insights into daily life at the time of the Maccabees. It was a resounding success and a great learning experience for congregants of all ages."- Alison Kur, Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA