Charcoal remnants found at Tel Zaf in the Jordan Valley dating back 7,000 years are the earliest evidence of olive domestication ever found, says lead Tel Aviv University researcher.
A recent study has identified helminth eggs during the excavation of a 7th century BCE (Iron Age) cesspit in Southern Jerusalem has provided the earliest evidence of human parasite infections in the region, and expands our understanding of the origins and dispersal of parasites in the ancient world.