Analysis by Hebrew University researchers shows 8,000-year-old Halafian pottery sherds bearing symmetry and numerical ...

Greek Christmas food finds its roots in many ancient myths with pomegranates, breads, honey sweets, and olive oil as its main ...

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As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year's harvest. "This ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient religious practice in northern Israel in addition to a wine press dating back roughly 5,000 years — one of the oldest ever uncovered in the ...

It is fair to say that the family tree of ancient humans is not written in stone. Just take the case of the Denisovans, the enigmatic ancient humans who were, until recently, known only from a few ...

In the Indian Ocean, the Yemeni island of Socotra is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. More than a third of the plant species on the island don’t exist anywhere else on the planet. That ...

A 1,500-year-old synagogue was recently uncovered in northern Israel — a discovery that sheds light on the enduring Jewish presence in the region that also gave rise to early Christianity. The ...

Skeleton season may be just around the corner, but the skeleton age dawned with the early Cambrian Period, about 538 million to 506 million years ago. In this time span, most major animal groups ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington is celebrating its eighth annual Tree Week with nearly 90 educational programs, tree plantings, and community walks designed to highlight the importance of the city’s ...

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