Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered the earliest evidence of organized warfare in the southern Levant region. A recent study published in the journal Atiqot 111 revealed hundreds of sling stones ...

Ancient sling stonesDr. Dalia Manor, the Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures in Be’er Sheva In a surprising turn of events, an antiquities robber last week handed in two 2,000-year-old Roman ...

The ancient sling stones - the earliest evidence of warfare in Israel and the Levant. Research carried out by Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists and published in the journal Atiqot pp. 1-22 ...

Some 2,200 years ago, a Greek soldier stood in battle in what is now the Israeli city of Yavne, aimed his sling at Jewish Hasmonean troops, and launched a projectile at them during battles that would ...

Ancient warfare meets modern tech: 7,000-year-old sling stones unveiled in Singapore These artifacts highlight the early sophistication of combat strategies and connect the dots between the dawn of ...