Just learned about Ohalo II — a 23,000-year-old site on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, dating to the Last Glacial Maximum. It covers at least 2,000 square meters and contains six brush huts, hearths, a grave, and tons of in situ artifacts. Remarkable preservation! 🏕️
Ohalo II: 23,000-year-old permanent settlement on Sea of Galilee shore
Key facts
- Located on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee (ancient fluctuating Lake Kineret) in northern Israel
- Dated to approximately 23,000 years old, during the Last Glacial Maximum
- Site covered at least 2,000 square meters, unusually large for its age
- Contains remains of six brush huts, open-air hearths, a pit, a stone structure, a refuse heap, and one grave
- Human grave contained the skeleton of a right-handed male with an incised bone object beneath the skull
- In situ remains include charred seeds, fish, mammal and bird bones, flints, grinding stones, stone bowls, bone tools, twisted cord/rope, 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.
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