Articles in "Prehistory"
Prehistoric Humans in Hula Valley Traveled Long Distances for High-Quality Flint, New Study Reveals
Israeli researchers have discovered that early humans living in the Hula Valley traveled long distances for high quality flint, challenging ...
World’s Earliest Evidence of Opium Use Uncovered in Israel
Opium residue found in pottery vessels excavated at Tel Yehud on Israel's coast dating back to the 14th century BCE is the world’s ...
500,000-Year-Old Extinct Elephant Tusk Uncovered on Israel’s Southern Coast
Israeli archeologists recently chanced upon an extraordinary discovery when they exposed a half-a-million-year-old complete tusk of a ...
7,000 Years Ago: Israeli Researchers Find Earliest Evidence of Fruit Tree Cultivation
Olive trees were first domesticated 7,000 years ago, a joint study by Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew ...
Israeli Scientists Uncover Traces of Fire Dating Back At Least 800,000 Years
Israel scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, using an advanced, innovative method they developed to detect nonvisual traces of ...
Israeli Study Reveals that Humans Gave Objects Sentimental Value 500,000 Years Ago
Collectors in the prehistoric world recycled old stone tools some 500,000 years ago to preserve the memory of their ancestors, a new ...
1.5 M. Years Old Bone Found in Jordan Valley, Earliest Evidence of Ancient Humans in Israel, Sheds Light on Crucial Question
A new study, led by researchers from Bar-Ilan University, Ono Academic College, The University of Tulsa, and the Israel Antiquities ...
From Giant Elephants to Gazelles: Breakthrough Israeli Study Tracks Development of Early Humans’ Hunting Practices
A groundbreaking study by researchers from Tel Aviv University tracks the development of early humans' hunting practices over the last 1.5 ...
120,000-Year-Old Messages Made of Bone Found in Israel
Israeli and French researchers have uncovered boned from the prehistoric ear with etchings, believed to be one of the oldest pieces of ...
Earliest Ever Evidence for the Use of Stone Tools for Grinding Found in Israeli Cave
The earliest evidence for the use of stone tools for grinding, some 350,000 years ago, was found in the Tabun Cave in northern Israel by ...
