Scientists from the Hebrew University recently discovered the world’s oldest surface in the Negev Desert. A patch of “desert pavement” there was found to be around 1.8 million years old, four times older than the next oldest desert surface in Nevada.
The results of the geological survey were published in the May issue of the Geological Society of American Bulletin. The expedition to the site and its dating were conducted by a team led by Israeli scientist Ari Matmon.