Early Bronze Age Flint Workshop Discovered in Israel - Archaeology Magazine

Early Bronze Age Flint Workshop Discovered in Israel - Archaeology Magazine

Flint cores and blades KIRYAT GAT, ISRAEL—According to a statement released by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), archaeologists unearthed a prehistoric flint blade production workshop during a salvage excavation in advance of new neighborhood construction near the modern city of Kiryat Gat. This site, which dates to 5,500 years ago, is the first example of such a workshop identified in southern Israel. IAA archaeologists uncovered long, ve…

Ancient Canaanite workshop dating back 5,500 years discovered - Syriac Press

WADI QUMAYM, Holy Lands — In a rare and extraordinary archaeological find, the Israel Antiquities Authority has announced the discovery of an ancient Canaanite workshop containing flint tools used in agriculture around 5,500 years ago, dating back to the Early Bronze Age. The discovery was made during excavation work in Wadi Qumaym, near the city of Kiryat Gat in southern Israel. A Complete Workshop from Our Ancestors’ Civilization The uncovered…