Nahal Me'arot: Israel's World Heritage
For thousands of years, northern Israel's Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve has been an important historical site for locals and tourists alike. Now, it is a UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site, acknowledged by the world and intriguing visitors from the farthest reaches of the world.
The reserve site includes four caves which evidence early human cultures spanning over 500,000 years. The caves contain burial sites, early stone architecture, and artifacts denoting a transition from hunter-gatherer society to agricultural society and animal husbandry as well as the existence of Neanderthals and Early Anatomically Modern Humans.
Nahal Me'arot joins other distinguished Israeli World Heritage Sites, including Masada, Tel Aviv's White City, the Old City of Acre, the Biblical Tels, and the southern incense Routes.
The reserve site includes four caves which evidence early human cultures spanning over 500,000 years. The caves contain burial sites, early stone architecture, and artifacts denoting a transition from hunter-gatherer society to agricultural society and animal husbandry as well as the existence of Neanderthals and Early Anatomically Modern Humans.
Nahal Me'arot joins other distinguished Israeli World Heritage Sites, including Masada, Tel Aviv's White City, the Old City of Acre, the Biblical Tels, and the southern incense Routes.