Pre-Abraham settlement found in Israel

Archeologists recently announced the discovery of an 8,000 year old building in Tel Aviv complete with tools from the era, indicating the earliest evidence of humans living in the area. It is worth noting that historians believe the patriarch Abraham lived about 2000 BC, so this settlement predates him by about 2000 years.

"This discovery is both important and surprising to researchers of the period," said Ayelet Dayan, the archaeologist who led the excavation. "For the first time we have encountered evidence of a permanent habitation that existed in the Tel Aviv region 8,000 years ago," she said...
The remains were found near the Ayalon river which Dayan said probably influenced the ancient dwellers' decision to settle.
Pottery shards found at the site helped archaeologists date the building.