Abstract The process of Near Eastern neolithization and its westward expansion from the
core zone in the Levant and upper Mesopotamia has been broadly discussed in recent …

Feasting is one of humanity's most universal and unique social behaviors. Although
evidence for feasting is common in the early agricultural societies of the Neolithic, evidence …

A protracted domestication time-frame for cereals in the Near East is widely endorsed by the
plant domestication research community. This occurs in tandem with the pre-domestication …

People tend to belong to multiple social circles, which construct and reflect a person's social
identity. Group affiliation is embodied and may be expressed by personal adornment …

The analysis of a funerary area dated to the late 9th millennium BC (Early to Middle PPNB)
sheds new light on the ritual practice of the first farming communities in Southern Syria …

With the onset of the Near Eastern Neolithic during the 12th millennium cal BP, and
thereafter, one can observe growing sedentary tendencies, as well a significant increase in …

Social “connectivity” through time is currently considered as one of the major drivers of
cultural transmission and cultural evolution. Within this framework, the interactions within …

This article discusses contact, social relationships, and social organization between sites at
the end of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic in the Euphrates valley; all of which are of high …

A phenomenon noted in early sedentary and semi-sedentary settlements in the southern
Levant is the use of groundstone tools as 'building material'incorporated into structure walls …

During the Early Neolithic in the Near East, particularly from the mid ninth millennium cal BC
onwards, human iconography became more widespread. Explanations for this development …