Experiments on 160,000-year-old clam shell fossils in northern caves indicate they are earliest examples of shell beads strung for display on the human body, Israeli scientists say

Tel Aviv University team shows early man intentionally upcycled flint byproducts of stone knapping to efficiently butcher elephants and suck the marrow out of life

Remains of Levant's largest Neolithic site, near Motza, show mix of agriculture, hunting, animal husbandry -- a society at its peak, say archaeologists

A new Tel Aviv University study shows a uniquely adaptable species of early humans used upcycling to innovate in the face of significant challenges and thrive for 200,000 years