Atlit Yam
Atlit Yam is an ancient submerged Neolithic village off the coast of Atlit, Israel.
History
Atlit-Yam provides the earliest known evidence for an agro-pastoral-marine subsistence system on the Levantine coast. The final Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Atlit Yam dates between 6900 and 6300 BC. Today, it lies between 8–12 meters (26–39 ft) beneath sea level in the Bay of Atlit, at the mouth of the Oren river on the Carmel coast. It covers an area of ca. 40,000 square meters (47,800 sq yd).
Underwater excavations have uncovered rectangular houses and a well. The site was covered by the eustatic rise of sea-levels after the end of the Ice age. It is assumed that the contemporary coast-line was about 1 km (half-mile) west of the present coast. Piles of fish ready for trade or storage have led scientists to conclude that the village was abandoned suddenly. An Italian study led by Maria Pareschi of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Pisa indicates that a volcanic collapse of the eastern flank of Mount Etna 8,500 years ago would likely have caused a 10-storey (40 m or 131 ft) tsunami to engulf some Mediterranean coastal cities within hours. Some scientists point to the apparent abandonment of Atlit Yam around the same time as further evidence that such a tsunami did indeed occur.
Atlit
Atlit (Hebrew: עַתְלִית) is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. Originally an outpost of the Crusaders, it fell in 1291. The Jewish village was founded in 1903 under the auspices of Baron Edmond de Rothschild. In 2014 the population was 6,559. The Atlit detainee camp is nearby.
History
Atlit Yam is an ancient submerged Neolithic village off the coast of Atlit, Israel. Atlit-Yam provides the earliest known evidence for an agro-pastoral-marine subsistence system on the Levantine coast.
Atlit shows evidence of human habitation since the early Bronze Age. The Crusaders built Chateau Pelerin, one of the largest citadels in the Holy Land, and one of the last remaining Crusader outposts to withstand the assaults of Baibars (see also: Fall of Ruad). Atlit remained in Crusader hands until 1291. The ruins of the citadel are still visible in modern times. In 1296, during Mamluk rule, Atlit and its surrounding area was settled by members of the Tatar 'Uwayrat tribe. In 1596, during Ottoman rule which began in 1517, Atlit was recorded as a farm that paid taxes to the government.
Atlit (film)
Atlit (original title: Rendez-vous à Atlit) is a 2014 Franco-Israeli drama film written and directed by Shirel Amitaï. It stars Géraldine Nakache, Judith Chemla and Yaël Abecassis.
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You Told Me
by: Monkeesby Michael Nesmith
You told me you'd always stay, you told me.
You told me you'd never stray, you told me.
All these things you said you said sincerely;
Still, I am leaving you in spite of what you told me.
I've heard things that did not match what you told me,
And of your love that would not last as you told me.
Forewarned is forearmed, it hurts, I'm leaving;
I may be wrong, I can't love what I'm just hearing.
Times have made me shy
Of all the things you're saying.
Times have made me shy
Of girls and all the games that they are playing.
Someday, I may see the truth of what you told me.
I may find I left too soon and that you told me
Only things that you were honestly feeling,
But I must have more to love than what you told me
(I must have more to love than what you told me)
Yes, I must have more to love than what you told me
(I must have more to love than what you told me)