Just learned about Ohalo II — a 23,000-year-old fisher-hunter-gatherer camp on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, occupied during the Last Glacial Maximum. It covers at least 2,000 square meters and contains six brush huts, hearths, a grave, and many exceptionally preserved artifacts and organic remains. Remarkable preservation! 🏕️
Ohalo II: 23,000-Year-Old Fisher-Hunter-Gatherer Camp by the Sea of Galilee
Key facts
- Located on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in northern Israel; the site is now submerged.
- Dated to approximately 23,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Maximum.
- The site covered at least 2,000 square meters, unusually large for its age.
- Published descriptions identify Ohalo II as a fisher-hunter-gatherer camp, not a permanent settlement.
- Remains include six brush huts, open-air hearths, a pit, a stone structure, a refuse heap and one grave.
- The grave contained a right-handed male skeleton with an incised bone object beneath the skull.
- In situ finds included charred seeds, fish, mammal and bird bones, flints, grinding stones, stone bowls, bone tools, twisted cord and beads.
Sources
Ice-age remains near Sea of Galilee show ancient ...phys.org
The Israeli site, known as Ohalo II, was occupied at the end of the last Ice Age ("Last Glacial Maximum"), between 23,500 and 22,500 years ago.
Ohalo - Archaeological site near Sea of Galilee, Israelaroundus.com
Ohalo II sits on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee and preserves six oval hut foundations with central hearth areas from the ...
Stone Age hut in Israel yields world's oldest evidence of beddingpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
by D Nadel · 2004 · Cited by 171 — The Ohalo II site is located on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel, at 212-213 m below mean sea level (Fig. 1). It was submerged during most ...
Map of Israel, location of the Ohalo II site, and ...researchgate.net
The submerged site of Ohalo II was occupied during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), between 23,500–22,500 cal BP, bridging the Upper Paleolithic/Epipaleolithic ...
Ohalo IIen.wikipedia.org
Ohalo II is an archaeological site in the Northern District, Israel, near Kinneret, on the southwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Ohalo II, the Upper Paleolithic Site on the Sea of Galileethoughtco.com
Ohalo II was discovered in 1989 when lake levels dropped. Excavations organized by the Israeli Antiquities Authority have continued at the ...
View of The use of stone at Ohalo II, a 23000 year old site ...journals.ed.ac.uk
by P Spivak · 2016 · Cited by 16 — The Ohalo II site is located on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was first found when the water level dropped due to droughts and heavy pumping.
Ohaloarch.haifa.ac.il
The Ohalo II fisher-hunter-gatherers' submerged camp was found in 1989 after a long drought, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Dated by 14C to an average ...
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