Archaeologists Unearth Impressive Rock Art Carved In 4,000-Year-Old Tomb
Archaeologists Unearth Impressive Rock Art Carved In 4,000-Year-Old Tomb
11 March 2017, 9:30 am EST By Alexandra Lozovschi Tech Times
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The exciting discovery of ancient carvings deep inside a dolmen near Kibbutz Shamir, in upper Galilee, took the archaeological world by storm as the first documentation of rock art in the Middle East.
This archaeological treasure lay hidden in a tomb of massive proportions, measuring 65 feet in diameter, deep beneath 400 tons of rock.
The abstract engravings - of great value because of their singularity - were found engraved on the ceiling of the tomb's central burial chamber, and were described to be "mysterious" in nature.
Dating back to the so-called "Dark Ages" - the Intermediate Bronze Age in the Southern Levant - the gigantic dolmen was uncovered by Israeli archaeologists from Tel Hai College, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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