"Israeli authorities announced Wednesday they had uncovered findings proving for the first time the
existence of an established human settlement in Jerusalem.....
In the Chalcolithic period humans were "still using stone tools, but began to create high-level ceramics and for the first time, copper tools as well," said Ronit Lupo, director of excavations at the authority.
They were also forming "established settlements with economies," Lupo said.
Chalcolithic settlements were found elsewhere in what is today Israel and Jordan.
Barzilai said the focus on Jerusalem's later historical eras could have led to researchers overlooking the Chalcolithic period, considered by some a bridge between antiquity and modern human communal existence." yahoo
Sounds early post-Babel...but try this for an idea only....what if the reason SALEM was a center for the High Priest of the true God, apparently sometime before Abraham came along, I wonder if this where those true to God during the rebellion at Babel congregated? Just a thought...
Salem is thought to be "Jerusalem" in it's earliest days by many....
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| A child's coffin at the site |
In the Chalcolithic period humans were "still using stone tools, but began to create high-level ceramics and for the first time, copper tools as well," said Ronit Lupo, director of excavations at the authority.
They were also forming "established settlements with economies," Lupo said.
Chalcolithic settlements were found elsewhere in what is today Israel and Jordan.
Barzilai said the focus on Jerusalem's later historical eras could have led to researchers overlooking the Chalcolithic period, considered by some a bridge between antiquity and modern human communal existence." yahoo
Sounds early post-Babel...but try this for an idea only....what if the reason SALEM was a center for the High Priest of the true God, apparently sometime before Abraham came along, I wonder if this where those true to God during the rebellion at Babel congregated? Just a thought...
Salem is thought to be "Jerusalem" in it's earliest days by many....
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine:
and he was the priest of the most high God.
Genesis 14:18