Ancient Copper Fishing Hook, Discovered in Ashkelon, to be Put on Display

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has announced that an ancient copper fishing hook, among the oldest ever found and probably used for deep sea expeditions 6,000 years ago to catch sharks, was discovered in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon. Archaeologists discovered the hook during excavations in 2018 before building began in the Ashkelon neighborhood of Agamim. Although it was discovered in 2018, it will be publicly displayed for the first time at the 48th Archaeological Congress, which opens April 3rd, in Jerusalem.