Tabun Cave News Today

From the blog of Denise Bruno at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Arik Haglili at The Times of Israel

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Human history is intimately entwined with the use and control of fire.

Signs of controlled fire use from Spain are at least 50,000 years older than previous evidence.

Indignant that women in the 'digging sciences' had been left to the wayside, four women built up a community celebrating women’s achievements.

Prof. Yoel Rak challenged his colleagues at Tel Aviv University’s anthropology department, saying their groundbreaking find is in fact a run-of-the-mill Neanderthal. He says they responded by changing his locks

Prof. Yoel Rak challenged his colleagues at Tel Aviv University’s anthropology department, saying their groundbreaking find is in fact a run-of-the-mill Neanderthal. He says they responded by changing his locks

Cool off this summer in some of Israel’s thousands of caves. We’ve picked a few of the ones most accessible to the public.

Milestones in evolution and history