The primordial man

Excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa in the prehistoric cave uncovered in Foreidis. The site dates to a period between approximately 400 and 250 years ago. Photo: Emil Aljem, Israel Antiquities Authority

A rare prehistoric cave from about 300 years ago was discovered in Foreidis

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The Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa unveil a time capsule from the Acheul-Yabrodian culture, a rare period in the study of human evolution, in which more complex lifestyles and technologies began to develop.
Schematic representation of the main heavy and light stone tool technologies throughout the Paleolithic period in the Levant

Research from Tel Aviv University: Early humans reduced stone tools following the disappearance of giant animals

Researchers suggest that the transition from heavy stone tools to blades, flints, and light scrapers about 200 years ago was not simply due to technological advances, but to the need to adapt to hunting and processing smaller animals.
New findings from a Pleistocene site in southwestern China reveal the oldest known use of carefully crafted wooden tools in East Asia, dating back more than 350,000 years. Credit: Liu et al., 10.1126/science.adr8540.

Extraordinary discovery in China: 300,000-year-old wooden tools change what we thought about early humans

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Dozens of carefully crafted wooden tools for digging and processing plants have been discovered at a Pleistocene site in southwestern China – indicating a technology far more complex than that attributed to early populations in East Asia.
Jaws of a wild goat from the Nesher Ramla hunting site. Credit: Meir Orbach.

Early humans did not take advantage of the variety of animals in the environment.

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A study by the University of Haifa reveals that early humans focused on a limited number of species and did not exploit all the animals in their environment. The findings provide a glimpse into hunting strategies and the interactions between humans and predators.
A collection of tools from the first settlement at the Sui Khabzak site in Tajikistan. Photo: The Hebrew University.

New archaeological research reveals rare evidence of early human settlement in Central Asia

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Analysis of 10,000-year-old skeleton findings in the Judean Desert in the laboratory of Prof. Israel Hershkowitz, Tel Aviv University

Talking bones

Complete human skeletons may testify to the existence of different human groups in the Land of Israel 100,000 years ago and more
Three archaeological items, three different degrees of heat (right, not to scale): blade, chipped spatter, and spontaneously spattered flint shards

Controlled use of fire to create tools - already about 300 thousand years ago

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Tel Aviv University have recently applied their own sophisticated technologies to examine how stone tools were produced at the end of the Paleolithic period found in Kesem Cave near Rosh Ha'Ein
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Things people know: why shave?

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Images of industrious deer bones from a culture that existed in the area for a short time 35 thousand years ago. Photo: The Hebrew University

A new archaeological study reveals a sign of a unique culture from about 34,000 years ago

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Mycelia's jaw. Courtesy of Tel Aviv University.

The oldest human fossil outside of Africa is found in Israel

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Golugulat from Jebel Iyud. Source: Ryan Somma.

Fossils from Morocco complicate the story of the origin of modern man

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She took a deep breath. Helps complete the prehistoric puzzle. Photo: Kentish Plumber, Flickr.

What did Rosh Ein look like in the days of ancient man?

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A poster showing the theme of the 2017 Dan David Prize: Archeology and Natural Sciences. From the Dan David Prize website

Two of the researchers who strengthened the connection between the sciences and archeology won the Dan David prize for the dimension of past time

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Prof. Israel Finkelstein, winner of the corresponding prize in 2006, described the revolution passing through the world of archeology and how two researchers from the natural sciences won the Dan David Prize for 2017 in the past tense dimension in the field
400-year-old human dental finds from Kesem Cave - Credit Prof. Israel Hershkowitz

Another proof of the early use of fire: remains of coal and plant food in the tartar of human teeth from 400 thousand years ago

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Homo erectus, and the timeline of human development. Illustration: shutterstock

Where did we come from - if I had a hammer / Ian Tattersall

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Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Photo: Gail Ashley, Rutgers University

A frequently changing environment in East Africa accelerated human evolution

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The lower part of the Wonderwork Cave in South Africa that was excavated revealed the remains of bonfires that were a year old. Photo: University of Toronto and the Hebrew University

Evidence of the use of fire from a million years ago

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The oldest modern human teeth discovered in Kesem Cave. Photo: Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University

Why did the ancient man from the beginning of the eye cause a storm on the Internet?

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The oldest modern human teeth discovered in Kesem Cave. Photo: Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University

The oldest modern human remains were discovered in a cave near Rosh Ha'Ain

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Prof. Steve Weiner (seated second from left) and Dr. Elisabetta Boarto (standing fourth from left) with the international research team

Pottery was produced in China as early as 18,000 years ago

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As the sun weakens, cosmic radiation at flight altitude strengthens

Twin cult

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As the sun weakens, cosmic radiation at flight altitude strengthens

Who developed the scrapers and blades - modern man, the Neanderthals or another type of man

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As the sun weakens, cosmic radiation at flight altitude strengthens

Old Asians, new Europeans

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