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2）Archaeologists have discovered the 3）remains of an ancient settlement which could be as much as 10，000 years old. The site was accidentally discovered in lowland in south-central Israel during works to widen a motorway.
Amir Golani （Archaeologist）： People lived here over 5，000 years ago， not only in this building but in many， many buildings next to them， and all these buildings form a complete plan. In this plan， we see the beginnings of how society moved from being a village-centred society to an urbancentred society.
A m o n g t h e discovery， a rare 4）cluster of axes and a stone column， which archaeologists believe could be part of a temple.
Amir： And so here at Eshtaol we have found several buildings， and amongst them we found a very interesting and large stone， a very large stone， I would say， worked on all six sides， like a 5）domino standing upright. As a standing stone， this stone， we believe， served a 6）cultic function. And we believe during the 7）Chalcolithic Period， which is 4，500 to 3，800 BCE， there apparently was a cultic centre here， and/or a temple.
Officials say the discoveries provide a broad picture of human development over thousands of years.
考古学家发现了一座距今约一万年之久的古代聚居地遗址。这一处遗址是在拓宽以色列中南部一处低地的高速公路时意外发现的。
阿米尔·格兰尼（考古学家）：五千多年前人们就居住于此，他们住在这栋建筑物和许多相邻的建筑内，所有这些建筑物构成了一幅完整的平面图。从这一个平面图，我们能够看出社会由以村庄为中心到以城市为中心的最初发展过程。
在这些发现当中，有一堆罕见的斧头和一根石柱，考古学家认为这极有可能是一座庙宇的一部分。
阿米尔：在以实陶这儿，我们发现了几座建筑，并在这些建筑当中发现一块有趣的大石头，一块很大的石头，在我看来，它六个面都打磨过，像一块直立的骨牌。这块立着的石头，我们认为它是用于宗教的。我们还认为红铜时代期间，也就是公元前4500至3800年间，这里显然是一个宗教中心， 并且/或者是一座庙宇。
官方人士称这一发现给几千年来人类发展史提供了一幅广阔的画卷。
Amir Golani （Archaeologist）： People lived here over 5，000 years ago， not only in this building but in many， many buildings next to them， and all these buildings form a complete plan. In this plan， we see the beginnings of how society moved from being a village-centred society to an urbancentred society.
A m o n g t h e discovery， a rare 4）cluster of axes and a stone column， which archaeologists believe could be part of a temple.
Amir： And so here at Eshtaol we have found several buildings， and amongst them we found a very interesting and large stone， a very large stone， I would say， worked on all six sides， like a 5）domino standing upright. As a standing stone， this stone， we believe， served a 6）cultic function. And we believe during the 7）Chalcolithic Period， which is 4，500 to 3，800 BCE， there apparently was a cultic centre here， and/or a temple.
Officials say the discoveries provide a broad picture of human development over thousands of years.
考古学家发现了一座距今约一万年之久的古代聚居地遗址。这一处遗址是在拓宽以色列中南部一处低地的高速公路时意外发现的。
阿米尔·格兰尼（考古学家）：五千多年前人们就居住于此，他们住在这栋建筑物和许多相邻的建筑内，所有这些建筑物构成了一幅完整的平面图。从这一个平面图，我们能够看出社会由以村庄为中心到以城市为中心的最初发展过程。
在这些发现当中，有一堆罕见的斧头和一根石柱，考古学家认为这极有可能是一座庙宇的一部分。
阿米尔：在以实陶这儿，我们发现了几座建筑，并在这些建筑当中发现一块有趣的大石头，一块很大的石头，在我看来，它六个面都打磨过，像一块直立的骨牌。这块立着的石头，我们认为它是用于宗教的。我们还认为红铜时代期间，也就是公元前4500至3800年间，这里显然是一个宗教中心， 并且/或者是一座庙宇。
官方人士称这一发现给几千年来人类发展史提供了一幅广阔的画卷。