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Ancient humans precisely navigated northern Israel to find right stones for tools, study suggests
Basalt seemingly held special importance at GBY, particularly for producing large cutting tools like handaxes and cleavers.
Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests
Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows
Early humans in South Africa used dedicated quarries for stone as long as 220,000 years ago - study
Roman fort found north of Hadrian’s Wall may have been used to defend against unconquered Scotland
According to GUARD, the fort was constructed on high ground along the Antonine Wall, granting it an unobstructed view of the surrounding area, and intervisible with a much larger fort to the west.
Second Temple workshop found on Israel's Mount Scopus during investigation into antiquities thieves
The workshop was discovered at the Ras Tamim archaeological site on the eastern slope of Mount Scopus.
Humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge, study confirms
After analysing over 700 zircon and apatite grains they found that glaciers likely didn’t extend to parts of England as far south as Salisbury Plain during the last ice age.
IDF rescues Israeli trapped inside Hizma following military blockade of Palestinian village - Ynet
IDF forces rescued an Israeli civilian from the Palestinian village of Hizma after he became trapped there during a military blockade imposed following stone throwing on Highway 60.
IDF, police conduct operation against criminal, terror operatives in Kafr Aqab, northern Jerusalem
IDF and police officers carried out a large operation in Kafr Aqab, seizing weapons and stolen vehicles, arresting suspects, and dispersing violent riots linked to terror and crime groups.
IDF kills one, arrests another after stone-throwing attack near West Bank highway
The actions of the suspects "endangered the civilians who were driving along the route," the IDF said.
Turkey unveils new Gobeklitepe discoveries, adding to picture of Neolithic age
Turkey's Stone Mounds Project, including Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe, features the world's oldest structures for gathering and rituals, dating to 9,500 BCE.
Two Jews, seven Palestinians wounded in clash near Bethlehem
One of the wounded on the Palestinian side was hit by gunfire from a Jewish settler.
Paratroopers kill terrorist who threw rocks at Israeli citizens, soldiers near Ofra in West Bank
IDF troops, operating with Shin Bet direction, arrested more than 60 wanted suspects across the West Bank last week, including 18 Hamas operatives
Massive emerald gemstone found in Madagascar's presidential palace
Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany called the gemstone a collector's dream, adding that officials have found no record of a similar stone ever documented in Madagascar.
