A standing stone, described as a massebah, was unearthed at Tel Eton in the Judean Lowlands. According to jns.org, the stone is a cultic object and was removed from ritual use. The stone is reported to be either 2,700 or 2,750 years old. One account suggests the stone may have been repurposed after a clampdown on worship. The discovery may offer evidence for religious reforms traditionally attributed to King Hezekiah. Biblical accounts describe Hezekiah as abolishing local places of worship and centralizing religious practice in Jerusalem, according to jns.org. Scholars have debated whether these reforms occurred as described or reflect a later ideological tradition, and archaeological evidence regarding Hezekiah’s reforms has traditionally been limited, according to jns.org.