Amud stream
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The Amud stream also known as the Wadi
Amud, is a stream
in the Upper Galilee
which spills into the Sea of Galilee
.
The source of the stream is at Ramat Dalton which is located 800 meters above sea level. Its drainage basin
includes the peaks of Mount Canaan (955 meters) and Mount Meron (1,204 meters) and it flows towards south through the eastern Galilee to the north-west part of the of Sea of Galilee - a height of less than 200 meters below sea level
. The stream is named after a pilar
which is rising high above the ground and is located near one of the channels of the stream, near Kibbutz Hokuk. The gorge that forms the channel at this point holds many caves that were once inhabited by Galilee Man and later Neanderthal
s, and were the object of the first paleaological excavations in what was then Palestine
in 1925-1925. The caves also contained Mousterian
and Acheulean
artifacts.
Most of Nahal Amud (8923 dunam
s) was declared a nature reserve in 1972.
Wadi
Wadi is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some cases, it may refer to a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain or simply an intermittent stream.-Variant names:...
Amud, is a stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
in the Upper Galilee
Upper Galilee
The Upper Galilee is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period, originally referring to a mountainous area overlapping the present northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders being the Litani river in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Beit...
which spills into the Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of , and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m...
.
The source of the stream is at Ramat Dalton which is located 800 meters above sea level. Its drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
includes the peaks of Mount Canaan (955 meters) and Mount Meron (1,204 meters) and it flows towards south through the eastern Galilee to the north-west part of the of Sea of Galilee - a height of less than 200 meters below sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The stream is named after a pilar
Pilar
Our Lady of the Pillar is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary for her claimed appearance during the start of Christianity in Spain. She is considered the Patroness of the country and the Spanish Civil Guard. Her shrine is in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, by the river...
which is rising high above the ground and is located near one of the channels of the stream, near Kibbutz Hokuk. The gorge that forms the channel at this point holds many caves that were once inhabited by Galilee Man and later Neanderthal
Neanderthal
The Neanderthal is an extinct member of the Homo genus known from Pleistocene specimens found in Europe and parts of western and central Asia...
s, and were the object of the first paleaological excavations in what was then Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in 1925-1925. The caves also contained Mousterian
Mousterian
Mousterian is a name given by archaeologists to a style of predominantly flint tools associated primarily with Homo neanderthalensis and dating to the Middle Paleolithic, the middle part of the Old Stone Age.-Naming:...
and Acheulean
Acheulean
Acheulean is the name given to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with early humans during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia, South Asia and Europe. Acheulean tools are typically found with Homo erectus remains...
artifacts.
Most of Nahal Amud (8923 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s) was declared a nature reserve in 1972.