An ice age called the Younger Dray lasted for 1,000 years, and brought famine, cold, droughts, and death.

T raveling was custom to the natufians, but as time went by, they made permanent shelters.

U pon the death of a loved one, the natufians would bury the deceased in a pit, along with other items such as a small item they held dear. They would place a stone on the chest of the deceased and fill the pit. After time went by, they would then unearth the grave and remove the skull of the deceased and bring it out to let their soul back into the world.

F lint-bladed sickles were used for harvesting crops much faster; some were also double bladed for added efficiency. Sickles were usually made from stones and bones.

I n their spare time, the natufians would sculpt sculptures from limestone like animals and people. The natufians loved sculpting and they practiced it as their spare time. However, when the Younger Dray came, they were forced to move and travel, and sadly, were not able to take their beautiful sculptures and statues with them.

A s time went by, the natufians became some of the first to domesticate dogs. They had a close relationship with man’s best friend and sometimes had their dogs buried with them in their grave.

N atufians used to be hunter-gatherers that were nomadic, always moving from one place to another, and never settled down for long periods of time.

S ince the ice age had drained the Jordan Valley lake, it revealed a plain with fertile soil and plenty of water, but the natufians could no longer rely on wild plants and hunting and gathering. They planted seeds and made crops. They became the first people to use agriculture.

Natufians were the first farmers and lived around 8,000 years ago.