The First Farmers
Specimens at ancient Israeli site suggest agriculture began earlier than we thought.
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:25 AM
A fresh darnel seed (left), common on cultivated land, is similar to a charred archaeological seed (right) found at Ohalo II. | Courtesy of Ehud Weiss/The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology/Bar-Ilan University
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