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9,000 year-old settlement found in Israel
Thousands of pieces of tools, jewellery, figurines, seeds and other objects have been found at the site of a huge 9,000-year-old settlement from the Neolithic period uncovered in Israel. Archaeologists believe that the site, located near Motza Junction, 5km (3 miles) west of Jerusalem, was once a city housing as many as 3,000 residents. Excavators found the remains of large buildings, with rooms that were once used for living, as well as public facilities, places of ritual and alleyways.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49002046 Linked page has a number of interesting photos to look at
Israel's Antiquities Authority says the discoveries have changed historians understanding of the Neolithic period in the region, having previously believed that the Judea area was uninhabited during that era.
Thousands of pieces of tools, jewellery, figurines, seeds and other objects have been found at the site of a huge 9,000-year-old settlement from the Neolithic period uncovered in Israel. Archaeologists believe that the site, located near Motza Junction, 5km (3 miles) west of Jerusalem, was once a city housing as many as 3,000 residents. Excavators found the remains of large buildings, with rooms that were once used for living, as well as public facilities, places of ritual and alleyways.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49002046 Linked page has a number of interesting photos to look at
Israel's Antiquities Authority says the discoveries have changed historians understanding of the Neolithic period in the region, having previously believed that the Judea area was uninhabited during that era.