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Scientific ReportsThe transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to agricultural economies marks one of the most significant shifts in human dietary history. This study investigates dietary adaptations and intra-period variability among Holocene Levantine populations ...
Dana Megreli +4 more
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Journal of Lithic Studies, 2016 [Report] Grooved items are usually regarded as tools used for modifying other implements made of bone, stone, plants or wood, whether referred to as shaft straighteners, smoothers, polishers or sharpening tools.
Iris Groman-Yaroslavski +4 more
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New Radiocarbon dates for the Early Natufian of El-Wad Cave, Mt. Carmel, Israel
, 1991 Three new radiocarbon dates for the Early Natufian have been obtained from the cave of el-Wad. The dates, ranging between 12,950 and 10,680 BP represent the oldest and longest Early Natufian sequence in northern Israel. These determinations indicate that
Weinstein-Evron, Mina
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A Late Natufian Campsite from the Western Negev, Israel
, 1987 Excavations at the site of Nahal Sekher VI revealed the remains of an ephemeral Late Natufian occupation located at the edge of the Western Negev Dunes.
Bar-Yosef, Ofer, Goring-Morris, A. Nigel
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Encoding information: unique Natufian objects from Hayonim Cave, Western Galilee, Israel
, 1999 New incised bone and limestone Natufian objects discovered during the 1997 season of excavations at Hayonim cave (Western Galilee, Israel), as well as a bone object found earlier in Kebara cave (Mount Carmel), indicate direct connections between the two ...
A. Belfer-Cohen, O. Bar-Yosef
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The Natufian Occupation of Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel - The Lithic Evidence
, 2005 : This paper presents an analysis of the large Natufian tool assemblage (N = 10,378) from the excavations ofM. Stekelis (1954- 1957, 1959-1960) at the site of Nahal Oren Terrace. The site is located on the western escarpment of Mt.
Belfer-Cohen, Anna +2 more
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Discrete traits, inbreeding and family burials during the Natufian: an overview.
, 2010 International audienceThe presence of family funerary space during the Natufian, as well as inbreeding, was suggested long time ago based on the high prevalence of third molar agenesis found amongst the dead buried at Hayonim Cave (Smith, 1973). However,
Bocquentin, Fanny, Murail, Pascal
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12,000-year-old spindle whorls and the innovation of wheeled rotational technologies.
PLoS ONE'The wheel and axle' revolutionized human technological history by transforming linear to rotary motion and causing parts of devices to move. While its ancient origins are commonly associated with the appearance of carts during the Bronze Age, we focus ...
Talia Yashuv, Leore Grosman
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Natufian in the North: The Late Epipaleolithic cultural entity at Dederiyeh Cave, Northwest Syria
, 2017 This paper discusses the relationship between Late Epipaleolithic evidence recovered at Dederiyeh Cave in Northwest Syria and the Natufian cultural entity from a cultural-historical perspective.
Nishiaki, Yoshihiro A. +3 more
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