The Natufian Culture in the Levant by
39 papers from the Natufian conference with contributions on every aspect of Natufian archaeology including: sites at Hayonim cave, Wadi Hammeh, Salibiya, Tell Mureybet, Beidha, Central Beqaa Valley, the Black Desert, the Araq Basin; gazelle hunting, plant remains, dietary change, bone implements, wild cereals, marine shells; lithics, microwear analysis; art and decoration.
Shubayqa 1 (c.12,650/12,450 BCE) (oldest bread)
Raqefet Cave, Carmel Mountains (c.11,000 BCE) (Oldest beer / Flower beds for burial)
Eynan / Ain Mallaha (c.10,000-8,200 BCE) & Cave of Hayonim
Prehistory of Asia Minor by
In this book, Bleda Düring offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based on agriculture and industry. Dr Düring traces the spread of the Neolithic way of life, which ultimately reached across Eurasia, and the emergence of key human developments, including the domestication of animals, metallurgy, fortified towns and long-distance trading networks. Situated at the junction between Europe and Asia, Asia Minor has often been perceived as a bridge for the movement of technologies and ideas. By contrast, this book argues that cultural developments followed a distinctive trajectory in Asia Minor from as early as 9,000 BC.
Hagoshrim