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Week of May 18: 12,890-Year-Old Towers Found at Tell Qaramel, Natufian Art, and More

Excavations at Tell Qaramel have uncovered five round stone towers predating even Jericho's famous tower, with radiocarbon dating establishing they were built 12,890-10,870 years ago using a dual-wall construction technique.Archaeologists at Nahal Ein Gev II discovered a human face carved on a 12,000-year-old pebble alongside 351 decorated specimens and 100+ spindle whorls, pushing back the origins of textile technology by approximately 4,000 years.Research reveals that Aboriginal oral traditions at 21 locations accurately preserve memories of coastal inundation from 11,000-5,300 years ago, with stories of submerged landscapes confirmed by bathymetric data showing post-glacial sea level rise.

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