Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out’ on ...

Archaeologists uncover an 8,400-year-old human figurine in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave, shedding new light on Mesolithic art ...

Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

A ceasefire in Ukraine is of personal interest to almost half the world’s people—not only for geopolitical reasons, but ...

It was in an area known as the Fertile Crescent, which was fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now part of modern-day Syria and Iraq. The domestication of chickpeas coincided with ...

It could be cultivated and harvested easily, particularly in the warmer climes of the Fertile Crescent. Moreover, Barley was tolerant of drought and soil salinity. Scientists reporting to the ...

Thousands of years later, one of the most significant cultural and technological revolutions occured when farmers in the Fertile Crescent domesticated sheep, pigs, and other livestock. For as long ...

In early 2022, eight dwelling sites were discovered in south-eastern Jordan, directly associated with eight mass-hunting structures- desert kites. These associated sites also share a clear ...

The association of man and wetlands is ancient, with the first signs of civilisation originating in wetland habitats such as the floodplains of the Indus, the Nile Delta, and the Fertile Crescent ...

During the Neolithic period, the early domestication of plants and animals, which laid the foundation of civilisation, began in the Fertile Crescent (western Asia region)," he said. The close ...