Archaeological site on Mount Camel

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization has recognized the Archaeological Site of Israel's Camel Mountain as a World Cultural Heritage in 2012.

Camel Mountains in Israel

Camel Mountain translated into Vietnamese is Lac Da Mountain, a mountain range located on the coast of northern Israel, stretching from the Mediterranean coast to the east in the year.

Archaeological relic on Mount Camel is a collection of 04 caves: Tabun, Jamal, Nahal Me'arot and Wadi el-Mughara . The relic area stretches over 54 hectares on the western side of the camel mountain, which contains many evidences, signs of cultural life, agricultural life of prehistoric residents. Scientists and archaeologists have conducted many studies during the 90 years at this archaeological site and through that research process have found many relics, evidence and methods of hunting and cultivation practices. work of prehistoric residents.

Diagram of archaeological site cave on Camel Mountain

All the evidence and artifacts gave scientists an understanding of life from spontaneous hunting to agricultural farming practices. This is a great step forward of prehistoric people and an important premise in the development of humanity in general.
Through the geologic layers at the site, archaeologists also found fossils that, based on those fossils , could portray prehistoric faces. Archaeological site on Lac mountain stretches all the mountainside to the coral reefs on the Mediterranean coast. These reefs are also evidences for the evolution of half a million years of humans. It is recognized as a place to provide evidence of an important period in human development.

Archaeological relics on Mount Camel is a collection of 04 caves: Tabun, Jamal, Nahal Me'arot and Wadi el-Mughara and the coral reef Unesco has recognized as a World Cultural Heritage by criteria :

Criterion (iii): Caves of Nahal Me'arot and Wadi el-Mughara are the two caves with the longest history in the history of prehistoric world culture development. In these two caves the scientists found the appearance of both prehistoric tribes of Neanderthals and Mousrerians . Thus, relics have become an important place in human evolution in general.

Cave research Nahal Me'arot and Wadi el-Mughara also show that the combination of science has made excavation and research much easier.

Criterion (v): Caves of Nahal Me'arot and Wadi el-Mughara are two caves located in the center of the Natufian culture and the Mediterranean center. This place is a place to store many important cultural evidence of the Paleolithic period . And historical evidence of evolution from the Stone Age to the Neolithic period. From hunting and gathering life to agricultural production life.

The prehistoric fossil skull bones were found at the Ruins

In addition to these criteria, the caves of Tabun, Jamal, Nahal Me'arot, Wadi el-Mughara and coral reefs on the edge of Đia Trung Hải are also places to preserve completely cultural and historical values ​​of people. and human farming life as well as the evolution of prehistoric people. The cave systems here are quite intact with the vestiges of the prehistoric people and their lives in that period.

The archaeological site of Mount Camel was declared strictly protected by the Israeli government and officially recognized as the National Nature Conservation Center in 1971. Government-protected assets include the Region. relics on mountains, coral reefs, archaeological excavation areas. Currently, international organizations continue to have plans to excavate and explore, research and find measures to preserve the status quo of this area.