Israel discovers prehistoric stone tool chipping site


  • World
  • Monday, 04 Mar 2024

JERUSALEM, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A prehistoric site, dating back about 250,000 years, was discovered near the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin in the Galilee region, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Sunday.

The IAA noted that the remains of a flint industry found at the site indicated that it was used for chipping and shaping stone tools in the Middle Paleolithic period.

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