Abstract About 12,000 years ago, humans began the transition from hunter-gathering to a
sedentary, agriculture-based society. From its origins in the Near East, farming expanded …

This was the first book to present a comprehensive review of the archaeology of Syria from
the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC. Syria has become a prime focus of field …

ABSTRACT The recently discovered Pre-Pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe (SE-Turkey)
is unparalleled in its architecture and art. The latter is particularly rich in animal depictions …

In this article we examine the natural habitats and distribution of the six wild cereals: Triticum
urartu (wild urartu wheat), T. boeoticum aegilopoides (single-grained wild einkorn), T …

Western agriculture and its most important crop plants are thought to have originated about
10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, a geographical region extending from modern-day …

Morphometries as well as circumstantial evidence indicate that the domestication of sheep
and probably also took place in the southern Taurus piedmont during the Early Pre-Pottery …

The macroevolutionary approach in archaeology represents the most recent example in a
long tradition of applying principles of biological evolution to the study of culture change …

It has long been speculated that increasing demands for cereals for the purposes of brewing
beer led to domestication in the Near Eastern Natufian cultures. While the question of …

In Origins of Agriculture in Western Central Asia, archaeologist David R. Harris addresses
questions of when, how, and why agriculture and settled village life began east of the …

This article reassesses the timing, context, and impetus for the onset of sedentary, complex
hunter-gatherers, food production, and village life in the Near East during the Late …