New work casts doubt on Out of Africa theory
Scientists have apparently dated teeth found in an Israeli cave to older than African homo sapiens
View ArticleLiving in the shadow of the world’s first monumental tower
Two researchers from Tel Aviv university present their own theory regarding the purpose of the world's first tower
View ArticleSophisticated blade production much earlier than originally thought
Archaeologists at Tel Aviv University have uncovered evidence which shows that "modern" blade production was an element of Amudian industry, 200,000-400,000 years ago
View ArticleDisappearance of elephants may have led to the emergence of Homo sapiens
Researchers conclude that dietary change led to the appearance of modern humans in the Middle East 400,000 years ago
View ArticleNeolithic Man: The First Lumberjack?
The use of functional tools in relation to woodworking over the course of the Neolithic period has not been studied in detail until now
View ArticleMassive ancient fortifications found at Ashdod-Yam
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have unearthed the remains of massive ancient fortifications built around an Iron-Age Assyrian harbour in present-day Israel
View ArticleClimate and the Late Bronze Collapse in the Southern Levant
A climate crisis that traumatized the Near East from the middle of the 13th to the late 12th century BCE brought about the collapse of the great empires of the Bronze Age
View ArticleIsraeli wild boars descendants of pigs brought by Philistines
Researchers have found that, unlike the Near Eastern wild boars in surrounding countries, Israel's wild boars originated in Europe
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