Manot () is a

moshav A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...

in northern

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. Located near Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Ma'aleh Yosef'') is a Regional council (Israel), regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was established in 1980 by residents of other local moshavim, with assistance from the

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. It was named after the ruins of a Crusader-era settlement in the area, Hurvat Manot, where remains of sugar refinery have been found. Pirhei Hagalil Apiary is located in Moshav Manot. In 2015 a 55,000 year old anatomically modern human skull was found in the Dan David-Manot stalactite cave near the moshav. According to the researchers, the discovery sheds light on one of the most dramatic periods in human evolution. In 2016 a 40,000-year-old grindstone used to prepare food and tools was discovered at an

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dig at the site.40,000-year-old grindstone unearthed in Western Galilee cave
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{{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1980 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) 1980 establishments in Israel

History

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