Tagged Bronze Age

5,000-year-old metropolis discovered in northern Israel
October 8, 2019 / Marcy Oster, JTA

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Archaeological excavations in northern Israel in preparation to build a highway off-ramp uncovered a 5,000-year-old city that was home to as many as 6,000 residents. It is one of the first and largest early Bronze Age settlements excavated in Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority,… Read more »