Olive pits as a high-resolution proxy archive of climate: Δ13C in modern and archaeological olive pits reflecting environmental conditions
Charred olive pits are frequently preserved in archaeological sites in Israel, from ca. 5000
BCE. As olive fruits grow during one season, the carbon comprising their pits reflects their …
BCE. As olive fruits grow during one season, the carbon comprising their pits reflects their …
7000-year-old evidence of fruit tree cultivation in the Jordan Valley, Israel
D Langgut, Y Garfinkel - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study provides one of the earliest examples of fruit tree cultivation worldwide,
demonstrating that olive (Olea europaea) and fig (Ficus carica) horticulture was practiced as …
demonstrating that olive (Olea europaea) and fig (Ficus carica) horticulture was practiced as …
7,200 years old constructions and mudbrick technology: The evidence from Tel Tsaf, Jordan Valley, Israel
The history of mudbrick production and construction in the southern Levant may be dated as
far back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A. However, at many of the sites where mudbrick …
far back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A. However, at many of the sites where mudbrick …
The emergence of fruit tree horticulture in Chalcolithic southern Levant
D Langgut, A Sasi - “And in Length of Days Understanding”(Job 12: 12) …, 2023 - Springer
This paper reviews our current knowledge of fruit tree cultivation in the Levantine region.
Plant remains recovered from archaeological excavations indicate that the olive, grapevine …
Plant remains recovered from archaeological excavations indicate that the olive, grapevine …
The Unseen Record: Ninth–Seventh Millennia Cal. BP Wooden and Basketry Objects from Submerged Settlements off the Carmel Coast, Israel
Wood and basketry artefacts rarely survive in the prehistoric record since they require
exceptional conditions for preservation; as a result, the current knowledge about when and …
exceptional conditions for preservation; as a result, the current knowledge about when and …
The Tel Tsaf decoration: Contextualizing a Chalcolithic pottery phenomenon on a regional scale
K Hruby, F Klimscha, D Rosenberg - Archaeological Research in Asia, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tel Tsaf decoration motifs have been known for over 45 years now, first
described after R. Gophna's excavations at Middle Chalcolithic (ca. 5200–4700 cal BCE) Tel …
described after R. Gophna's excavations at Middle Chalcolithic (ca. 5200–4700 cal BCE) Tel …
Large-scale storage and storage symbolism in the ancient Near East: a clay silo model from Tel Tsaf
Recent excavations at the protohistoric (5200–4600 cal BC) site of Tel Tsaf in the Jordan
Valley (Israel) revealed an unusual clay model, found in a room surrounded by several large …
Valley (Israel) revealed an unusual clay model, found in a room surrounded by several large …
Long-distance trade in the Middle Chalcolithic of the southern Levant: The case of the olivine beads from Tel Tsaf, Jordan Valley, Israel
Eight olivine beads found at the Middle Chalcolithic site of Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal.
BC), Jordan Valley, Israel, underscore a new facet of interregional exchange for this period …
BC), Jordan Valley, Israel, underscore a new facet of interregional exchange for this period …
A stamped sealing from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf: implications for the rise of administrative practices in the Levant
M Freikman, D Ben-Shlomo, Y Garfinkel - Levant, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This article describes and discusses a stamped sealing found at Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf
(5th millennium BCE). This is the earliest stamped sealing found in the southern Levant. The …
(5th millennium BCE). This is the earliest stamped sealing found in the southern Levant. The …
Foodways of an agro-pastoral community: Organic residue analysis of pottery and stone vessels at Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf
Abstract Tel Tsaf is a Middle Chalcolithic (ca. 5200–4700 cal BC) site located in the central
Jordan Valley, Israel. The site reflects increasing long-distance trade, organized cereal crop …
Jordan Valley, Israel. The site reflects increasing long-distance trade, organized cereal crop …