The 3400-year-old giant stronghold revealed a basement garage in Israel

An ancient citadel of 3,400 years ago was accidentally found in a residential building with underground parking in the coastal city of Nahariya in Israel.

"A 3,400-year-old stronghold revealed in my basement" , that's what residents of a high-rise apartment in the coastal city of Nahariya revealed, according to archaeological news on Discovery.

These relics have important values ​​in archeology.

The authorities discovered these ruins once the construction company Kochav conducted excavation of the building of a residential building with underground parking. The Israeli Antiquities Agency (IAA) said it was in agreement with the construction company to transfer traces of the bronze fortress to the building that was being built near the beach on Balfour Road for them. .

"It seems that this citadel was used as an administrative center for sailors along the Dai Trung Hai coast 3,400 years ago. Perhaps there is a pier with stronghold," Nimrod Getzov, Yair Amitzur and Ron Beeri, IAA center director, said in a statement.

Many artifacts were discovered in the rooms of the citadel including: ceramic statues in the shape of humans and animals, imported brass weapons and ceramic vessels. These are evidence of the deep commercial and cultural relationship between the Sip Republic and the rest of the Mediterranean basin.

"The citadel was destroyed at least four times because of the big fire and was rebuilt later," an archaeologist said. Many grains, beans and grape seeds were found after the fire. These are the products that the merchants trade. Israeli archaeologists will preserve these ruins for public benefit and the building's basement will become a museum for residents and tourists to visit.