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Dr. Dafna Langut collects sediment samples from the excavation at the Jordan Steps for microscopic examination of plant remains. Photo credit: Prof. Gonen Sharon, Tel Hai Academic College.

Dramatic climate changes at the end of the Ice Age enabled the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to farmers

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Plant remains have helped researchers reconstruct the climate in the Land of Israel at the end of the last ice age
From right to left: Prof. Zion Fahima, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa Michal David, Department of AI Studies and Archaeology, Bar Ilan University Prof. Avraham Korul, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa Prof. Ehud Weiss, Department of AI Studies and Archeology, Bar University Ilan Dr. Shariel Hovner, M.G.L., Tel Hai Academic College Dr. Uri Davidovitz, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University. Photo: Yoni Reif, Bar-Ilan University Spokesperson

Barley domestication began in Israel in the Galilee region

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