Dead Sea rift
- Avi Blizovsky
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A combination of three dating methods indicates that the site in the Jordan Valley is at least 1.9 million years old, similar in age to Dmanisi—with a hint of a parallel migration of Oldowan and Ishmaelite stone tool traditions
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Following the drying up of the Mediterranean Sea about five million years ago, valleys developed in its southeast that are about eight kilometers wide and about 1,000 meters deep