Archaeologists have unearthed a huge Stone Age settlement that may have been home to as many as 3,000 people.
The Israel Antiquities Authority says the city existed about 9,000 years ago just outside Jerusalem.
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The team found thousands of arrowheads, jewelry and figurines.
There was also evidence of sophisticated urban planning and farming, including a storage shed containing a huge quantity of seeds.
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The ancient citizens also kept goats, cows and pigs - and hunted game.
One scholar is calling it a game-changer that will drastically shift what we know about the Neolithic era.