Ice Age

The historical partial terraces in the Jordan Valley. Illustration: Prof. Yigal Aral, Hebrew University

The beginning of the agricultural revolution - the National Science Foundation

Dust that came from the Sahara and Saudi Arabia about 11,000 years ago - contributed to the development of agriculture in the Jordan Valley
The cave of the ancient man. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The weather in the Middle East during the last ice age contributed to the movement of people to permanent settlements

A new study reveals that an increase in the frequency of storms, along with a decrease in evaporation about 20 years ago, were likely significant factors that enabled the transition to permanent settlements and an agricultural society
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