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Evidence of producing fire in the region, in the form of ash and charcoal, already exists from the Old Stone Age – about 800,000 years ago; burnt seeds and flint chips were exposed at Gesher Bnot Ya'akov in the north of the country. Image: Israel Antiquities Authority

Stone Slab c. 9,000-Year-Old Used In Making Fire Discovered Not Far From Jerusalem, Israel

AncientPages.com | May 17, 2017

AncientPages.com - A rare stone slab that was most probably used in fire making was excavated in Ramat Beit Shemesh, not far from Jerusalem, Israel. "The ancient people who