“Rock Art Discovered in ‘Dark Ages’ Tomb in Israel”

“Rock Art Discovered in ‘Dark Ages’ Tomb in Israel”

 

Ramat Ha-Golan map
A map of the Golan Heights (currently occupied by Israel) and the surrounding area
(Wikimedia Commons public domain)

 

This is a potentially significant find from a period that, because it’s substantially pre-biblical, is typically rather neglected both by archaeologists and the general public:

 

http://www.livescience.com/58166-rock-art-discovered-in-israel-dark-ages-tomb.html

 

It seems, though, that the society of the time and the area was a bit more sophisticated and organized than may once have been thought.

 

 


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