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Sealed Cave Near Haifa Preserves 300,000-Year-Old Traces of Early Humans
A sealed prehistoric cave near Fureidis, south of Haifa, is giving archaeologists a rare chance to study human life in the Levant around 300,000 years ago. The cave is being uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa, with support from Ayalon Highways. Researchers say the site was sealed for hundreds of…
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15,000 Years Ago, Children Shaped Clay in Israel—Long Before Pottery or Farming Emerged
Fifteen thousand years ago, in a landscape that had not yet seen farms, cities, or pottery, people were already shaping clay with intention. Among them were children, pressing their fingers into soft surfaces and leaving behind traces that have survived for millennia. What they created was not meant for cooking or storage, but for something…