History-Changing Archaeological Finds

From hidden cities to mysterious mazes, these incredible archaeological finds changed everything. Some of them may sound familiar, some you may never have heard of at all, but they all rewrote the history books.

When you think about the Stone Age, you probably think about cavemen with crude stone tools. You probably don't imagine cities and agriculture. But Stone Age settlements existed, and one of the biggest was recently unearthed near Motza, Israel. This prehistoric city is 9,000 years old and once housed between 2,000 and 3,000 people, which makes it one of the largest of its kind ever unearthed.

Archaeologists previously believed that the area was uninhabited 9,000 years ago, so the discovery changes what we know about the rise of civilization in the Middle East. This is a sophisticated settlement complete with large buildings, back allies, storage sheds full of legumes, and burial places. It's all evidence that the people who lived there weren't just capable of complex planning - they also had sophisticated large-scale agricultural practices. Additionally, archaeologists found the bones of sheep, which suggests extensive shepherding practices, as well as flint tools like axes, arrowheads, and knives.

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