Marine archaeologists have located a vast underwater settlement dating back 9,000 years, preserved beneath the seabed off the coast of Haifa. The site includes stone houses, a ritual installation involving upright megaliths, and remarkably preserved wooden bowls and tools.
The village was submerged by post-glacial sea-level rise, providing a "time capsule" of Neolithic life. The presence of a stone-lined well, now 15 meters underwater, suggests that these early coastal dwellers had sophisticated freshwater management systems.