First-graders uncover 10,000-year-old flint knife during school dig in Samaria
Stone Age hunting tool is discovered as part of a year-long outdoor course in archaeology
By Amanda Borschel-Dan Today, 1:17 pm 0
A group of first grade pupils from Benzion Netanyahu school in the Samaria-area West Bank settlement Barkan recently uncovered an unprecedented archaeological find: a stone-age hunting knife from 10,000 years ago — the earliest evidence of settlement in the region.
The school is in its second year of a program that brings the classroom outside all year long in an attempt to physically and spiritually connect the pupils with their Holy Land roots. In addition to the ancient flint hunting knife, pupils have uncovered Talmudic-era mosaic pieces and coins at the school excavation near the Barkan industrial zone, about 25 kilometers from Tel Aviv.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-graders-uncover-10000-year-old-flint-knife-during-school-dig-in-samaria/
