Gesher

Gesher includes multiple rounded structures and burial grounds situated along the southern bank of Nahal Tavor near the Sea of Galilee.

The settlement dates back to 8000 BCE during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, with later occupation during the Middle Bronze Age around 2000 BCE.

Archaeologists discovered twenty individual shaft graves containing bronze artifacts, indicating specific burial practices of the Middle Bronze Age inhabitants.

Excavations at the site revealed a basalt tool production workshop that supplied implements to other Neolithic centers in the region.

The location contains distinct el-Khiam points and stone tools that identify it as a Khiamian settlement of the early Neolithic period.

Location: Sea of Galilee

Inception: 8000 BCE

GPS coordinates: 32.60305,35.55579

Latest update: November 12, 2025 13:54