300k-Year-Old Cave Site Explored in Northern Israel

300,000-Year-Old Cave Site Explored in Northern Israel News June 18, 2026 © Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority SHARE: Share to Facebook Share to X Share via Email Copy permalink to clipboard https://archaeology.org/news/2026/06/18/300000-year-old-cave-site-explored-in-northern-israel/ Copied to clipboard Handaxe, Fureidis Cave, Israel HAIFA, ISRAEL—Flint scrapers and handaxes; the bones of fallow deer, gazelle, and ancient horses; and evidence for the controlled use of fire some 300,000 years ago have been discovered in northern Israel’s Fureidis Cave by researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa, according to a report in La Brújula Verde.

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