Raqefet Cave
Natufian |
Raqefet Cave (Cyclamen Cave) is a
History
Raqefet Cave was discovered in 1956. The site indicates plants were already used as food here before the advent of agriculture.[1]
Remains in one of the chambers of the cave suggest the production of
Earlier levels at Raqefet include remains from the Levantine Aurignacian.[6] Earlier Mousterian remains were also found at Site 187.[7]
In 2020, incised slabs were discovered at Raqefet Cave, with a human figure most likely shown as dancing.[8]
Gallery
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Human remains -
Rock mortars used to prepare malt for beer manufacture -
Raqefet Cave rock mortars. -
View of the valley from inside the cave
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9781785701245.
- ISBN 9780759123663.
- ISBN 9781317480648.
- ^ "'World's oldest brewery' found in cave in Israel, say researchers". British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "13,000-year-old brewery discovered in Israel, the oldest in the world". The Times of Israel. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ISBN 9781107006980.
- ISBN 9789652220134.
- S2CID 216196387.
Bibliography
- Lengyel, György; Bocquentin, Fanny (2005). "Burials of Raqefet Cave in the Context of the Late Natufian". Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן. ל"ה: 271–284. JSTOR 23383564.
- Liu, Li; Wang, Jiajing; Rosenberg, Danny; Zhao, Hao; Lengyel, György; Nadel, Dani (2018). "Fermented beverage and food storage in 13,000 y-old stone mortars at Raqefet Cave, Israel: Investigating Natufian ritual feasting". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 21: 783–793. S2CID 165595175.
- Nadel, Dani; Rosenberg, Danny (2016). "A grid-like incised pattern inside a Natufian bedrock mortar, Raqefet Cave, Israel". Journal of Lithic Studies. 3 (3): 337–557. .
- Nadel, D.; Danin, A.; Power, R. C.; Rosen, A. M.; Bocquentin, F.; Tsatskin, A.; Rosenberg, D.; Yeshurun, R.; Weissbrod, L.; Rebollo, N. R.; Barzilai, O.; Boaretto, E. (2013). "Earliest floral grave lining from 13,700-11,700-y-old Natufian burials at Raqefet Cave, Mt. Carmel, Israel". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (29): 11774–11778. PMID 23818584.