Nahal Issaron Explained

Nahal Issaron
Native Name:נחל עשרון
Location:Israel
Coordinates:29.9142°N 34.9725°W
Elevation:453 m

Nahal Issaron (Hebrew: נחל עשרון Naẖal Issaron) is a wadi and neolithic settlement in southern Negev, Israel. It is located at the eastern edge of Ovda Valley, 35km (22miles) north of the Gulf of Elat and 5km (03miles) west of Arabah Rift valley.[1] Excavations carried out by Avi Gopher and Nigel Goring-Morris in Nahal Issaron in 1980 uncovered remnants of an early pastoralist settlement belonging to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period.

Notes and References

  1. GORING-MORRIS. A.N.. GOPHER. A.. Naḥal Issaron: A Neolithic Settlement in the Southern Negev: Preliminary Report of the Excavations in 1980. Israel Exploration Journal. 1983. 33. 3/4. 149–162. 27925893.