Atlit Yam

Atlit Yam
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Atlit Yam is a submerged Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (PPNC) village located 300-400 meters off the modern coast of Atlit, Israel. Carbon-dated to 6900-6300 BC (8,900-8,300 years ago), it represents the earliest known evidence for a community combining pastoralism, agriculture, and fishing on the Levantine coast [1]. As of 2004, it remains the only marine archaeological site in the Mediterranean containing in situ human burials [1].

TypeUnderwater structures
Period< 4500 BC
CountryIsrael
Coordinates32.7110° N, 34.9351° E

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