An archaeological excavation at a submerged Neolithic village off Israel’s northern coast has shown how a community successfully adapted to extreme regional drought conditions over eight thousand years ago. First excavated only in 2020, the “Habonim north” site off the Carmel coast is an ancient village now submerged under 3 meters of water and seafloor. The excavation has provided “evidence for continuity of subsistence and economic strategies” as well as “the resilience of coastal communities in the face of significant climatic uncertainty,” according to a recent paper published by the University of Haifa-led team.