Mystère Atlit Yam, 10 000 ans sous les mers
Jean Bergeron
2013 - 52 min - Vidéo HD - Couleur

The Levant is one of the most important pathways taken by our common ancestors before trekking to the rest of the world. But the most precious treasure of the region was found under the sea
Not far from a Crusader?s fortress, itself erected on top of an ancient Phoenician harbour.
At a depth of ten meters, Dr Ehud Galili discovered an odd structure, partly cleared by a storm from the sand that protected it since Millennia. Just who could have the motivation, the means and the patience to build there, at such a depth ? Phoenicians ? Arabs ? Romans ? Templers ?
Excavating the well turned out to be a dream-come-true for the archaeologists. The bones and the exceptionally preserved DNA have allowed to learn quite a lot on the dawn of agriculture and civilisation.
Atlit Yam enraptures all the characteristics of one of the very first example of a sedentary way of life. The more so in view of the large erected stone complex that was finally exposed : a mini-Stonhenge, predating his famous equivalent by 4000 years.