Jordan Valley

7,000-year-old microscopic remains of a charred olive tree (Olea) discovered from Tel Tzaf (Photo: Dr. Dafna Langgot)

The world's earliest evidence of fruit tree domestication was discovered in the Jordan Valley

Joint research by Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University reveals: Residents of Tel Zef grew olive and fig trees about 7,000 years ago – a sign of a rich and complex society
Coins of Alexander Yanai. Photo: Haifa University

A rare hoard including 160 coins of King Alexander the Great was discovered in the Jordan Valley

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This cache is also one of the largest of its kind discovered in the Land of Israel. The discovery happened in the last few days during the Hanukkah holiday, which marks the Hasmonean rebellion in the Greeks
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
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