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At Kebara Cave in northern Israel, archaeologists have found evidence of the earliest use of vegan dye. The bright red dye discovered in the cave was made from the roots of a plant called Rubiaceae

The study of 10 beads from a cave in the Levant shows that a Natufian society made a plant-based red dye before plant domestication.

The study of 10 beads from a cave in the Levant shows that a Natufian society made a plant-based red dye before plant domestication.

At Kebara 15,000 Years Ago, Plant-based Pigment Was Used to Dye Beads And, Possibly, Wow the Other Natufians, Archaeologists Suggest

Hunter-gatherers cooked up the alluring pigment in the Eastern Mediterranean 15,000 years ago

In flight, the Eurasian kestrel is mostly silent, a small falcon that seems to defy physics as it faces the wind and hovers in midair, tail spread out

A collection of small flutes carved from waterfowl bones may have been used as hunting aids, a new study suggests.

As part of their research the team of archaeologists and ethnomusicologists created replica flutes using duck bones.

Archaeologists in Israel have found 12,000-year-old bone flutes, a first from the Paleolithic Natufian culture. The flutes mimic falcon sounds and may have been used for musical rituals at the dawn of civilization.

Archaeologists in Israel have found 12,000-year-old bone flutes, a first from the Paleolithic Natufian culture. The flutes mimic falcon sounds and may have been used for musical rituals at the dawn of civilization.