One of the biggest religious discoveries in recent years has been made by a team of archaeologists, as they have uncovered a weapons factory dating back 5,500 years. It seemingly confirms a key part of the Bible is true.
It's not every day that you stumble upon a piece of biblical history, but recent years have seen some major discoveries emerge, linking back to some of the most iconic religious tales.
Researchers have managed to uncover evidence of one of the most iconic religious sites that could link to the Ark of the Covenant. New studies could link back to the great flood that Noah's Ark rode upon, and there's even a coin dating back thousands of years that ties to a particular prophecy from Jesus himself.
One new find that joins these historic moments was made at the Nahal Qomem archaeological site in Israel, as workshops that are believed to have been used to make bladed weapons confirm the existence of a long-suspected group of people.
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As reported by LADbible, these workshops and the wider factory are thought to have been used to create flint blades and harvesting tools in the early Bronze Age. Researchers believe that it links to the Canaanite people, who were frequently mentioned throughout the Bible.
The civilization of Canaan is believed to be an ancient Semitic-speaking group based in the Southern Levant, which broadly translates in modern geography to an area that includes Palestine, Jordan, and Israel.
It is one of the most mentioned ethnic groups in the Bible, and is specifically related to the idea of a 'Promised Land', with many scholars believing that the Israelites present in the religious text were derived from Canaanite culture.
This discovery is believed to prove their existence specifically due to the craft that the workshops used to create the blades, as this is believed to only exist within the Canaanites around this time period.
Discussing the discovery, Dr Jacob Vardi of the Israel Antiquities Authority explained: "This is a sophisticated industry — not only because of the tools themselves, but also because of what is not found.
"The waste fragments, the debitage, were not scattered outside the site — perhaps to better protect and preserve the professional knowledge within the group of experts. Today, we understand that this site served as a center, from which Canaanite blades were distributed across broad regions in the Levant."