The site, which dates between 6900 and 6300 BC, is approximately 10 meters below current sea level and covers an area of 40,000 square meters.
Tectonic tilting and climatic changes caused swamps along the Israeli coastal plain to dry up at the start of the Holocene. The reclaimed land along the retreating shoreline was settled by Neolithic peoples during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPNB) and later Pottery Neolithic Periods, until a eustatic rise in ocean sea levels submerged the ancient settlements to a depth of 8-12 meters beneath the surface.
Scientists believe that Atlit-Yam was abandoned abruptly as a result of a tsunami that hit the region, most likely caused by a volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean area.
Archaeologists were particularly interested in the discovery of two skeletons, one of a woman and one of a child, which revealed the earliest known cases of tuberculosis.
Ramses II expanded the Egyptian Empire to stretch from Syria in the east to Nubia in the south. His successors called him the “Great Ancestor.” CAIRO —…
In 2021, deep beneath the dry soil of Cajamarquilla, an ancient urban complex on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, archaeologists uncovered a discovery that stunned the world….
High above the city of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, stands one of the most extraordinary feats of engineering ever accomplished: the fortress of…
Across continents and separated by thousands of kilometers, ancient stone monuments echo each other in form and function. The dolmens of southern India and those scattered across…
High in the Andean mountains, surrounded by dense forests and steep slopes, lies an awe-inspiring stone structure carved directly into the mountainside. This monumental work of ancient…
Introduction to the Library of Celsus The Library of Celsus in ancient Ephesus, Türkiye, is an enduring symbol of Roman architectural and intellectual achievement. Built between 110 and 114…
