”During recent excavations ahead of the laying of a road in the Shuafat neighborhood of northern Jerusalem, the remains of an ancient settlement from the Chalcolithic period roughly 7,000 years ago…
Two houses were unearthed in the excavation, revealing well-preserved remains and floors as well as pottery vessels, flint tools, and a basalt bowl, all of which are typical of the Chalcolithic period…
Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported…
The grinding tools, mortars and pestles, like the basalt bowl, attest to technological skills as well as to the kinds of crafts practiced in the local community…”
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Dr. Troglodyte