A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

Scholars have long debated whether human activity or climatic factors prompted the Neolithic Revolution, the transition from ...

Hebrew University researcher says lightning-ignited blazes transformed Levant's landscape, ending hunter-gatherer lifestyle ...

While the Paleolithic period involved a nomadic lifestyle and the invention of stone tools, the Neolithic period was ushered ...

A study led by Professor Amos Frumkin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity’s most ...

Archaeologists have long debated what caused the Neolithic Revolution, when prehistoric human beings gave up the nomadic life, founded villages and began to farm the land. Academics once ...

Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two communities coexist?

In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has overturned this idea. By integrating exciting new results from ancient DNA ...

A new study reveals that the Neolithic Revolution in the southern Levant may have been triggered by catastrophic wildfires and climate-driven soil erosion. Using charcoal records, isotopic data ...