Archaeology News :verified:<p>Advanced Stone Age architecture in the Near East: new study rewrites archaeological history</p><p>Traditional theories about the origins of building in the Near East have been overturned by a landmark study, which shows that advanced building techniques and diverse architectural forms emerged much earlier than previously thought—dating back to the Natufian period (15,000–8,500 years ago)...</p><p>More info: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2024/12/advanced-stone-age-architecture-in-near-east/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2024/12/adv</span><span class="invisible">anced-stone-age-architecture-in-near-east/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Natufian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Natufian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neolithic</span></a></p>