Levant: Quick Facts

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Oct. 26, 2026

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Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests • Oct. 25, 2026, 1:51 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Locator map highlighting the Levant region of the Middle East in orange, including Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, with surrounding countries and bodies of water labeled for geographic context.

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