Earliest evidence of cotton fibers found in Jordan Valley

The cotton fibers probably arrived at Tel Tsaf from the Indus Valley region that is present-day Pakistan thousands of kilometers away.

Remnants of olives found at the dig at Tel Tsaf.

Remnants of olives found at the dig at Tel Tsaf.

(photo credit: COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA/STANFORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH TEAM)

ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

DECEMBER 18, 2022 17:47

Updated: DECEMBER 19, 2022 19:44

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