At the Avshalom Nature Reserve (also, Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve), less than two miles east of Bet Shemesh, Israel. Why it’s worth a detour In 1968, a crew of workers excavating a quarry on Mt.

Fortunately, it involves lots of walking in cool water. Directions: Just type Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve in Waze. Preregistration required: Israel Nature and Parks Authority website.

The Stalactite Cave. (credit: GABRIELA RESHEF SCHWARTZ ... The fitting centerpiece memorial was named Avshalom Shoham Nature Reserve, honoring the courageous military scout who died from wounds ...

1. Sorek (Avshalom) Cave Also called the Stalactite Cave, this small cavern is in a nature reserve on the western slopes of the Judean mountains between Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh. Workers blasting at ...

Geochemical analysis of a stalagmite from Soreq Cave in the Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve reveals increasingly dry weather from A.D. 100 to A.D. 700 that coincided with the fall of both Roman and ...

Scientists estimate the cave to be between 8 million and 25 million years old. Authorities were stunned by the cave’s complicated clusters of stalactites ... The reserve is about 12 miles ...