Huge 9,000-year-old Stone Age settlement discovered in Israel
By Global Times, Published: 2019-07-17 18:21:25
Jacob Vardi, an archeologist of the Israel Antiquities Authority holds a bronze head spear and a dagger's blade, which is a part of the findings uncovered at a huge prehistoric settlement discovered by Israeli archaeologists in the town of Motza near Jerusalem July 16, 2019. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
A huge prehistoric settlement near Jerusalem dating back to 9,000 years ago was discovered by Israeli archaeologists on July 16, 2019. The settlement was uncovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority. It is one of the largest of its kind in the region from the Neolithic Period or the New Stone Age. Photos: VCG
People work at an excavation site where a huge prehistoric settlement was discovered by Israeli archaeologists in the town of Motza near Jerusalem July 16, 2019. Photo: VCG 
Trays displaying findings from the archeological excavation site of a settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), discovered during an archaeological excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction, about 5km west of Jerusalem, are exhibited on July 16, 2019. Photo: VCG