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Ubeidiya (Tel Ubeidiya; Tel-`Ubaydiyya; תל-עובידיה; تل العبيدية) ist ein archäologischer Fundplatz in Israel, etwa 3 km südlich des See Genezareth im Jordangraben zwischen dem Dorf Menahemia und dem Kibbutz Beit Zera, ein Kilometer nordwestlich des Kibbutz Beit Zera. Der Fundplatz wurde 1959 entdeckt und von 1960-1974 unter der Leitung von Ofer Bar-Yosef und Naama Goren-Inbar ausgegraben. Die Funde, u.a. Faustkeile vom Acheulèen-Typ, werden auf ein Alter von etwa 1.5 Ma datiert und als Spuren der frühesten Auswanderung von Homo erectus aus Afrika angesehen.

Site's history

The prehistoric site was discovered in May 1959 near the Tel, south of the Yavniel stream, by a member of Kibbutz Afikim who was preparing the ground for agriculture. Excavations at the site began in 1960, led by Moses Stekelis, assisted by zoologist Georg Haas, geologists Leo Picard and Nachman Shulman and several archaeology students, including Ofer Bar-Joseph and Naama Goren-Inbar. After Stekelis' death in 1967, Bar-Joseph and Goren-Inbar conducted the excavations.

Findings

Prehistoric remains starting from about 1.5 million years were discovered in the excavations, within about 60 layers of soil within which were found human bones and remains of ancient animals. These include some of the oldest remains found outside Africa, and more than 10,000 ancient stone tools.

The site also features rock surfaces in which the Prehistoric man lived during the Pleistocene period. As a result of geologic breakage and foldage activity, the rock surfaces are now inclined at an angle of 70 degrees. It is thought that the area used to feature a pristine lake along which Homo erectus lived after his exodus from Africa. The finds discovered at the site validate this theory.

Auf dem Hügel befand sich eine befestigte Stadt die die Handelsstrassen zwischen den Golanhöhen und dem Hafen von Akkon kontrollierte.

Literatur

• Radiometric Dating of the Ubeidiya Formation, Jordan Valley, Israel Nature 242, 186 - 187 (16 March 1973)[1]
• Evidence for earlier date of 'Ubeidiya, Israel, hominid site Nature 299, 344 - 347 (23 September 1982) [2]

[[Kategorie:Archäologischer Fundplatz in Israel]]