Saturday, July 25, 2015

Israeli findings push first wheat cultivation back 11,000 years - Ilan Gattegno and Israel Hayom Staff



by Ilan Gattegno and Israel Hayom Staff


Until now, humans were believed to have begun the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to established agriculture some 12,000 years ago • Excavation at Sea of Galilee reveals domesticated grains, weeds, and sickle blades for harvesting wheat.
 

A wheat field. When wheat is cultivated, its wild form is altered, explains Professor Ehud Weiss of Bar-Ilan University
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Photo credit: Moshe Shai


Ilan Gattegno and Israel Hayom Staff

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=27103

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