Question

By dating the pottery Finkelstein discovered that before ______ there were approximately 25 settlement but just _______ years later there's a very sharp increase in settlements and people

Answer 1

Before 12,000 BCE, there were roughly 25 settlements, but the emergence of agriculture and permanent settlements led to a sharp increase in the number of settlements and population over the next several millennia.

Step-by-step explanation:

By dating the pottery and examining the stratigraphy at Neolithic settlements, archaeologist Israel Finkelstein discovered that before 12,000 BCE there were approximately 25 settlements, but just a few thousand years later there was a very sharp increase in the number of settlements and population. This surge can be linked to the development of agriculture and the establishment of permanent settlements, including the well-known sites of Jericho, and Çatalhöyük in southeastern Turkey, which was occupied between 7200 and 6000 BCE. The typological sequences of pottery and stone tools help to provide dating estimates and also reveal cultural, social, and economic changes over time, such as sedentary living patterns, trade, and agricultural advancements.