AMMAN - Domesticated sheep and goat herding was essential for support of large settlements in the Late Pre-Pottery Neolithic ...

A permanent settlement had emerged here by the 9th to 8th millennium BC, due to the fertile soil of the oasis and easy access to water. Skulls and statues found on the site testify to cultic practices ...

Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccum (Schrank) Thell.) (Figure 1) was a cereal integral to life in the ancient world. From its early beginnings during the mid 8th millennium BC, emmer quickly ...