


The state of Israel is geographically located in Asia. The majority of its population is Jewish. The total area within its borders is 27.817 km². Located at the intersection of Asia and Africa, Israel is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Lebanon and Syria to the north, Jordan to the east, Egypt and Palestine to the south.



Mesolithic Stone Age artifacts such as bird feathers, plant fibers and fur found buried with a child
Based on archaeological findings, it was possible to identify human remains as those of a child who may have been found in a Stone Age burial site uncovered beneath a gravel road in eastern Finland.