考古学家在东方发现了15000年前的土珠,这是纳图菲人使用象征性粘土最早的证据,显示出农业之前复杂的社会和文化习惯. Archaeologists found 15,000-year-old clay beads in the Levant, the earliest evidence of symbolic clay use by Natufian people, showing complex social and cultural practices before farming.

考古学家在东方发现了142个15000年前的珠和吊饰, 这是最早使用粘土做象征性装饰. Archaeologists have discovered 142 clay beads and pendants from 15,000 years ago in the Levant, the earliest known use of clay for symbolic ornamentation. 它们的形状像野生植物,用红色布涂覆. 这些物品是纳图菲亚猎人采集者制作的, Made by Natufian hunter-gatherers, the objects—shaped like wild plants and coated in red ochre using early engobe—show complex craftsmanship and intergenerational involvement, including children as young as 10. 根据保存的指纹和植物纤维痕迹,研究结果表明象征性表达和社会联系在农业出现之前就已经存在了. 这挑战了长期以来关于物质文化和身份认同起源的观点. The findings, based on preserved fingerprints and plant fiber traces, suggest symbolic expression and social bonding emerged before agriculture, challenging long-held views on the origins of material culture and identity.