Natufian sickle blades (ca. 15,000-11,700 cal. BP) reveal cereal cultivation ca. 4.5 millennia before domestication.

Groman-Yaroslavski I, Krugman T, Belfer-Cohen A, Yeshurun R, Grosman L, Kaufman D, Barshay K, Piliponsky M, Vardi J, Abadi I, Weinstein-Evron M

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-54740-5
Published: 2026 May 26
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-026-54740-5,
  title = {Natufian sickle blades (ca. 15,000-11,700 cal. BP) reveal cereal cultivation ca. 4.5 millennia before domestication.},
  author = {Groman-Yaroslavski I and Krugman T and Belfer-Cohen A and Yeshurun R and Grosman L and Kaufman D and Barshay K and Piliponsky M and Vardi J and Abadi I and Weinstein-Evron M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Scientific reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-54740-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-54740-5}
}

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TI  - Natufian sickle blades (ca. 15,000-11,700 cal. BP) reveal cereal cultivation ca. 4.5 millennia before domestication.
AU  - Groman-Yaroslavski I
AU  - Krugman T
AU  - Belfer-Cohen A
AU  - Yeshurun R
AU  - Grosman L
AU  - Kaufman D
AU  - Barshay K
AU  - Piliponsky M
AU  - Vardi J
AU  - Abadi I
AU  - Weinstein-Evron M
PY  - 2026
JO  - Scientific reports
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-026-54740-5
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I, G., T, K., A, B., R, Y., L, G., D, K., K, B., M, P., J, V., I, A., & M, W. (2026). Natufian sickle blades (ca. 15,000-11,700 cal. BP) reveal cereal cultivation ca. 4.5 millennia before domestication.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-54740-5

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