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They find a 10,000 year old house in Israel.
Nagore Irazustabarrena Uranga @irazustabarrena 2013ko abenduaren 04a
Arg: Ron Be´eri

The finding of a structure of some 10,000 years has taken place 30 kilometres from Jerusalem, when they were working on the expansion of a road. According to the Israeli Antiquity Agency, it is the oldest building trail in the area and that is no small thing, since the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea is historically very rich and archaeologists find an unforeseen. Among the remains of the Neolithic building have been several utensils and objects of worship, as well as a mound of 1.30 meters high, which has been excavated.

Despite its remarkable discovery, the remains of the Bronze Age of the area make it even more important. In the words of Amir Golani, one of the excavation directors, “the site offers a comprehensive portrait of the evolution of society in this enclave. The agrarian society began to develop 5,000 years ago and this transition we can see here: its location was gradually planned, streets and buildings were added together...”