Elephant, Holon, Acheulean
Stone-work
The median Acheulean period belongs geologically to the Pleistocene
epoch. The excavations were carried out by Dr. Tamar Noy in 1960. The
elephant remains date from the late Lower Paleolithic period – the
early Stone Age (1,000,000 – 120,000 years ago). The site is located on
the third eolianite ridge east of the sea. The elephant tusk relic is
on display in the pre-historic exhibit at the Israel Museum, alongside
elephant bones from the Daughters of Jacob Bridge. |
Lioness, Jaffa, Late
Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age is also known as the Late Canaanite Age (1200-1500
BCE). Archeologist Dr. Jacob Kaplan believed that the place where the
lioness' remains were discovered was a pre-Philistine temple thought to
be dedicated to the lion. The remains were dated to the interim period
when the sea people (including the Philistines) entered Eretz Israel
from the south. Until recently, the skull was kept on the top floor of
the Jaffa Museum. |