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Following the Footsteps of Humankind out of Africa

14.06.2021

Scientific Archaeology

Researchers returning to Boker Tachtit in Israel’s Negev illuminate an important chapter in modern humans’ origin story

Drs. Elisabetta Boaretto and Tobias Richter. In the foreground is a Natufian hearth at Shubayqa, Jordan

Uncovering Varied Pathways to Agriculture

05.12.2017

Scientific Archaeology

New dates for a 15,000-year-old site in Jordan challenge some prevailing assumptions about the beginnings of permanent settlement

Recently uncovered remains of a massive stone tower built to guard Gihon Spring – a vital water supply just downhill from the ancient city of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Tower Younger than Thought

15.06.2017

Scientific Archaeology

Ultra-precise dating takes nearly 1,000 years off its age

Manot skull

When Age Matters

26.02.2015

Scientific Archaeology

The precise dating of ancient charcoal found near a skull is helping reveal a unique period in prehistory

(left) Field photograph of two skeletons (adult on left, adolescent on right) during excavation. Photo: E. Gerstein, Haifa University (right) Reconstruction of the double burial at the time of inhumation. The bright veneer inside the grave on the right is partially covered by green plants

Oldest Use of Flowers in Grave Lining

10.07.2013

Scientific Archaeology

Radiocarbon dating at the Weizmann Institute determines the age of flowery graves. A new accelerator will help solve long-standing...

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Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

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