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Israel archaeologists uncover stunning 1,300-year-old complex in Ramat Gan
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- Archaeologists in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, uncovered a large 1,300-year-old industrial and commercial complex dating back to the Umayyad and Abbasid periods (7th-8th century A.D.), located near a major road connecting Jaffa, Ramla, and Jerusalem.
- The complex featured organized streets lined with shops, warehouses, pottery kilns, and industrial facilities, indicating careful planning and possible regional authority involvement in its construction.
- Artifacts found include bronze tableware, cosmetic tools, iron pickaxes, coins, and fragments of local and imported pottery and glass, reflecting the culture, trade, and economy of the period.
- The site was active for about 150 years before being abandoned for unknown reasons, later resettled in the 10th century with residential buildings and clay-baking ovens, and finally abandoned again in the late 11th century before the Crusader arrival.
- This discovery is among several recent significant archaeological finds in Israel, including 1,700-year-old marble statues found earlier this summer near Binyamina.
