Archaeologists excavate an 8,500-year-old well found in Israel's
Jezreel Valley. Among other artifacts, two skeletons were found
resting at the bottom of the well. A skull exposed during the
excavation of an 8,500-year-old well in Israel. Archaeologists
don't know how two people ended up at the bottom of the well. A
view of Emek, Israel, in the western part of the Jezreel Valley.
A view of Mount Tabor ("Har Tavor" in Hebrew) rising 1,640 feet
(500 meters) above the Jezreel Valley in the region of Galilee.
Tabor is located on the eastern end of Jezreel Valley, while the
remains were found on the western fringes. An Israel Antiquities
Authority worker descends into the Stone Age well. The well was
built by Neolithic farmers and is about 1,000 years younger than
the oldest wells ever discovered. Conducting archaeology in the
well is a cramped endeavor. Flint tools found in the sediments
that filled the well after it was closed. These flint tools may
have been used for harvesting plants, Israeli Antiquities resea