A new study reveals that around 14,500 to 10,500 years ago, during the transition from the last glacial period, people harvesting vegetation from the wetlands of eastern Jordan created a habitat for migrating birds.
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Early human migrations through once fertile Arabia
Research in the Rift Valley in southern Jordan provides insights into early human migrations.
Rose red ancient city Petra
Petra, the “rose-red city” of the ancient Nabataean civilization, is located in southern Jordan and east of Wadi Araba, part of the Great Rift Valley, whose bird flight is about 133 km from the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba.
Domestication of wheat
Wheat is a grain that now comes in over 25,000 different kinds. Wheat was domesticated at least 12,000 years ago, descended from an ancestor plant called emmer, which still lives today.