WATCH: Archaeologists unearth 1300-year-old 'shopping hub' beneath stadium in central Israel
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A 1,300-year-old commercial complex found under an Israeli stadium has archaeologists split: thriving trade hub, or something else entirely?
Central Place TheoryEconomic ArchaeologyTrade Network Theory
Theory Briefing
- Israeli Antiquities Authority researchers unearthed the site beneath a stadium in central Israel, dating it to roughly 1,300 years ago.
- Two competing theories divide experts: the site was either a major trade and industrial station or part of a different, as-yet-unnamed function.
- The scale of the find — described as a 'shopping hub' — suggests organized economic activity rare for the early medieval period in the region.