Join Ran Silberman as he explores a small piece of broken pottery, found by a boy at a humble archaeological site in Izbet Sartah, might change everything we thought we knew about the early Israelites. This seemingly insignificant shard, called an ostracon, bears a proto-Canaanite inscription — possibly the earliest example of Hebrew writing ever discovered, dating back to the 12th century BC.

What does this mean for our understanding of literacy in ancient Israel? Could a student in a remote village have been learning to write Hebrew centuries before Israel had kings? And what does this say about the possibility that the Bible was written far earlier than most scholars believe?

Join us as we explore the mystery, significance, and controversy surrounding this incredible find — and what it might mean for biblical history.