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The huge settlement from the Neolithic Period that was discovered in the archaeological excavations at the Motza intersection near Jerusalem by the Antiquities Authority. (Eyal Marco, Antiquities Authority)
July 16, 2019, 1:07 pm
A ‘game changer’: Vast, developed 9,000-year-old settlement found near Jerusalem
Remains of Neolithic site near Motza, the largest ever discovered in Israel, show mix of agriculture, hunting, animal husbandry — a society at its peak, say archaeologists
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A 9,000-year-old stone mask discovered in the southern Hebron Hills area of the West Bank in early 2018. (Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 28, 2018, 1:15 pm
9,000-year-old mask from Hebron Hills sheds light on the dawn of agriculture
Archaeologists say rare stone artifact uncovered in southern West Bank was used in ancestor worship during a pivotal period in Neolithic culture
By TOI staff
Itamar Barnea, 10, with an 11,500-year-old fertility figurine he found in the Upper Galilee in 2016. Photo taken in August 2018. (Assaf Peretz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 30, 2018, 3:12 pm
8-year-old boy stumbled on rare 11,500-year-old fertility figurine on hike
2 years ago, Itamar Barnea, an archaeology enthusiast, pocketed an unusually shaped pebble; when his mother handed it to authorities, it was found to be an ancient statuette
By Michael Bachner
Dr. Amaia Arranz-Otaegui, right, and Ali Shakaiteer sampling cereals in the Shubayqa area in northeastern Jordan where ancient bread was found. (Joe Roe)
July 17, 2018, 4:27 pm
Bread was being baked in Jordan 4,000 years before the start of agriculture
At 14,400-year-old hunter-gatherer site, archaeologists find oldest direct evidence of breadmaking, suggesting desire for bread may have sparked farming
By TOI staff
This undated photo provided by the National Museum of Georgia in November 2017 shows a 3-inch (8-centimeter) shard of pottery vessels about 8,000 years old, found south of Tblisi, Georgia. (National Museum of Georgia via AP)
November 14, 2017, 11:52 am
World’s earliest evidence of wine-making found in Georgia
8,000 year-old pottery shards found by researchers from Israel and elsewhere push back earliest production from grapes by 1,000 years
By Kerry SHERIDAN
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