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Jul 22 Blog

Why Study Prehistoric Israel?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Studying prehistoric Israel can give us a better perspective on Israel in the Biblical period, says archaeologist Daniel Nadel.

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Sep 21 Blog

12,000-Year-Old Shaman Funeral Reflects Natufian-Period Changes

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists discovered in a cave in Israel the 12,000-year-old grave of a shaman. According to researchers, the unusual burial reflects the social changes that accompanied the transition from a foraging to farming lifestyle during the Natufian period.

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Nov 25 Blog

The Ancient Bean Diet: Fava Beans Favored in Prehistoric Israel

By: Robin Ngo

A study of the seeds recovered during excavations of Neolithic sites throughout the Galilee indicates that legumes, especially fava beans, made up a substantial part of the Neolithic diet.

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May 13 Blog

Neolithic Figurine Could Lead to Reassessment of Prehistoric Israel

By: Robin Ngo

A small Neolithic figurine unearthed near Beit Hilkia in south-central Israel could have archaeologists rethinking the nature of the cultures living in prehistoric Israel some 8,000 years ago.

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Feb 2 Blog

Manot Cave Skull Links Modern Humans to Neanderthals

By: Robin Ngo

A 55,000-year-old skull discovered in Israel could point to where modern humans and Neanderthals interbred.

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Apr 1 Blog

Going Paleo

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists excavating at the Nesher quarry in Israel have discovered a prehistoric site containing an extraordinarily large number of animal bones.

Jul 5 Blog

“Lay Some Flowers on My Grave”

By: Megan Sauter

Fourteen-thousand-year-old examples of grave flowers have been uncovered in burials in Israel from the Natufian culture. The Natufians lived in the Levant from 13,000–9800 B.C. The culture was remarkable in that it was sedentary—or at least semi-sedentary—before the introduction of agriculture.

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