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Why did early humans take children into deep, dark cave networks?

Tel Aviv University researchers challenge long-held assumptions, suggesting prehistoric children were vital spiritual intermediaries in cave art rituals

Yaron Drukman | 03.30.25

Israeli archaeologists explain why no wall paintings found in Israel

Experts posit that large animals commonly seen on prehistoric wall paintings in Europe were already extinct in the Levant, locals saw no need to express their depictions

Ynet | 01.07.25

Study finds 1st evidence of prehistoric religious rites in Galilee cave

Experts map Manot Cave after finding turtle-shaped rock dating back 35,000 years likely used for religious rites; Discovery offers unique outlook into early human belief system

Eitan Glickman | 12.11.24

שלוש גולגולות שהתגלו בדרום גרמניה, תוארכו לתקופה שלפני כ-8,500 שנה, ושייכות למשפחה: גבר (משמאל), אישה (מימין) וילד (באמצע)

Ice Age Europeans were nearly extinct in climate change, study finds

Widescale analyses of demographic changes of early hunter-gatherer fossils shows extreme weather events nearly decimated humanity in western Europe

Yogev Israeli | 08.21.24

חרותת הסטלה: מודל תלת-ממדי עם הדגשת קווים (א); תצלום (ב). הדגשת הקווים החרותים מבוססות על המחקר האנליטי של המיקרומורפולוגיה

Study solves mystery of ancient wall carvings in Timna

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem use newly developed computer software to analyze how carvings from 14th century BCE were designed; find complex details and cultural ideas that drove the creative process behind it

Ynet | 07.29.24

אחד ממעגלי האבן שהתגלו סמוך לאל-עולא בערב הסעודית, אשר תוארך כבן 7,000 שנה

Archeologists explain 7,000-year-old stone circles in Saudi Arabia

Experts suggest megalithic structures were used as local abodes and point to the possibility that early humans in the area could cover large distances despite dry terrain

Yogev Israeli | 07.15.24

Research indicates early humans remained naked for 2.5 million years before adopting clothing

While her true appearance remains uncertain, the representations of fossilized Australopithecus Lucy often reveal more about modern cultural influences, biases, and assumptions than her actual physical characteristics

Ynetnews | 06.26.24

2,000-year-old rock art found along Orinoco River in South America

Newly published discoveries hailed as most extensive prehistoric rock art ever documented

Researchers discovered and mapped 14 monumental rock engraving sites, some over 4 meters wide or high, using drone photography and local guides

Ynetnews | 06.05.24

איור שממחיש את הכנת הקאנו ששימש כארון הקבורה

Researchers find 7,000-year-old advanced canoes used in the Mediterranean Sea

Fragments of five ancient canoes reveal maritime technology began advancing at a rapid pace during the Neolithic era and was used throughout the Mediterranean Sea

Yogev Israeli | 04.03.24

Ancient ice age may have wiped out humans on Europe 1.1 million years ago

Researchers find rapid cooling strained food resources and created inhospitable conditions for early humans

Yogev Israeli | 09.13.23

What did the first ever apex predator munch on?

New study of fossilized remains alters scientists' assumptions about the marine creature which lived over 500 million years ago and his ability to consume hard-shelled prey

Yogev Israeli | 07.20.23

איור שממחיש כיצד הכחדה המונית לפני 260 מיליון שנה הייתה למעשה שני אירועים שהתרחשו בהפרש של 3 מיליון שנה זה מזה, כתוצאה מהתפרצויות געשיות

'Mother of mass extinctions' was two separate events, study suggests

Authors say extinction events making up 'Great Dying' happened 3 million years apart and originated in volcanic eruptions in South China Sea whose effects could correlate with those of global warming

Yogev Israely | 04.17.23

Fathers have been older than mothers since dawn of time, study suggests

Researchers find that while fathers, on average, have been older than mothers at the time of their children's birth over the past 250,000 years, the age gap has decreased in modern times, likely due to mothers giving birth at increasingly older ages

Yogev Israely | 04.10.23

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