Discovery of pottery belonging to the Chalcolithic age (prehistoric age when copper and bronze were used, preceding the use of iron) was reported today at Affuleh in the Jezreel Valley. Pottory of the first, second and third bronze ages was also unearthed. The excavations are being continued.
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