Excavations at Motza, west of Jerusalem, revealed advanced plaster-making technology dating back 7100–6700 BCE.
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Plaster-making technique previously attributed to the Romans appears 8,000 years earlier in Motza
2015 To 2021 Excavation period
7100–6700 BCE years ago Settlement date
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) Period classification
8,000 Years Earlier Time gap redefined
8,000 Years Years earlier than previously thought