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The domestication of water: the Neolithic well at Sha'ar Hagolan, Jordan Valley, Israel

Yosef Garfınkel, Ariel Vered, Ofer Bar‐Yosef

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A well in the Jordan Valley shows that the Neolithic revolution included an understanding of underground water and how to access it. The excavation of the well in longtitudinal cross-section is also something of a revolution in fieldwork.

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A well in the Jordan Valley shows that the Neolithic revolution included an understanding of underground water and how to access it. The excavation of the well in longtitudinal cross-section is also something of a revolution in fieldwork.

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A well in the Jordan Valley shows that the Neolithic revolution included an understanding of underground water and how to access it. The excavation of the well in longtitudinal cross-section is also something of a revolution in fieldwork.

Key concepts: Domestication, Excavation, Archaeology, Ancient history, Section (typography), History, Geography, Ecology

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