300,000-Year-Old Acheulo-Yabrudian Cave Site with Fire Evidence Discovered in Northern Israel
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Jessica Esther Saraceni
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Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa have discovered flint tools (scrapers and handaxes), animal bones (fallow deer, gazelle, ancient horses), and evidence of controlled fire use dating back 300,000 years in Fureidis Cave, northern Israel. The site was occupied by the Acheulo-Yabrudian culture, predating Neanderthals and modern humans in the region.
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The well-preserved site was occupied by members of the Acheulo-Yabrudian culture, before the arrival of Neanderthals and modern humans
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