A Huge 9000 Years Old Prehistoric Settlement was Exposed Near Jerusalem

A huge settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), the largest known in Israel from that period , and one of the largest of its kind in the region, has been discovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction. The project was initiated and financed by the Netivei Israel Company (the National Transoport Infrastructure company). The excavations are conducted as part of the Highway 16 Project which includes building a new entrance road to Jerusalem fro