Timeline writes “In 1984, off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, marine archaeologist Ehud Galili discovered an ancient settlement that had been submerged for millennia.
The site was at first a mystery, but as underwater excavations progressed, the veil was lifted. It turned out to be the biggest and best preserved prehistoric site ever discovered along the Mediterranean shoreline. Atlit Yam – a stone age village dating from at least 9,000 years ago – stretches over more than four hectares at a depth of 10 meters, and comprises houses, altars, and numerous intact tombs containing dozens of bodies, burial objects, the remains of nets, and an altar of cut stone. This makes it an exceptional site informing us about the way of life of the coastal peoples during the Neolithic period. Although Dr Galili’s research has featured regularly in scientific publications since the discovery, Atlit Yam remains largely unknown to the general public.
For the first time, the film The Mystery of Atlit Yam reveals to a wider audience the result of 25 years of extraordinary excavations, and unveils the story of the oldest known submerged stone age settlement.”
Ron S
Sounds interesting, I can’t wait to watch this…thanks! Just one question first. Wouldn’t you have to cut stone with something harder than the stone you’re trying to cut?…like metal or diamond for instance? Lol….. If so, is it really “Stone Age”? This summary seems to contradict itself but this is just my square peg round hold intellect
Ron S
Round hole
Ron S
How old was Otzi’s bronze axe 5k-6k years ago? The knowledge of smelting minerals and elements together like tin and copper and coal to get bronze alone is pretty amazing stuff. Well, an arrow found that poor fella and it’s pretty remarkable he still had the axe. Doesn’t it seem like there are always clues to rapidly advancing civilizations and then the universe, God, something, is like “I don’t think so, not on my watch”?…”Bubbye”….Is this a case of wrong place, wrong time? Lol…yeah, I said it:)
Charles R
I guarantee there are villages and probably large cities and population clusters all over the planet of civilizations that lived on the then shores of the oceans, that are now buried when the ice age trapped waters started melting, eventully raising the ocean levels up to 400 feet. Also any river valleys that met the oceans.