Underwater Excavations Reveal How Neolithic Village Adapted to Drought
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<p paraeid="{7cd0667e-3341-44a2-b15a-09bd03a5d177}{201}" paraid="1712421017"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">Around 6,200 BC, the global climate experienced a dramatic shift. Temperatures dropped, sea levels rose, and the southern Levant, encompassing modern-day Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Lebanon, southern Syria, and the Sinai desert, faced a severe drought. Previously, archaeologists believed this abrupt climate event, known as the 8.2ka event, led to the widespread abandonment of coastal settlements in the region. However, new research suggests that at least one village, </span>Habonim North, not only survived but thrived during this period.? </p>
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