"[7] Many of the fabric pieces found were dated from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, placing them in the 7th millennium BC.

[5] This lime plaster was one of the first intentionally made chemical alterations where the makers had complete control over the properties.

Tiny lumps of plaster were removed from the items on several locations using a diamonds saw, spatulas, and fine drills bits.

Chips with the film casting pigments were sampled in several cases for chemical analyses of straining materials.

Mineralogical analyses of the non-calcareous components were carried out to more samples, in which the admixture of clay was observed by the TSPA analysis.

The samples were powdered and soaked in 3% HCl to remove the carbonate ingredients and the clay mineralogy was determined by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD).

Chemical analyses were done on most samples using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES).

This hints to the fact they were likely built in different locations possibly by the Mediterranean shore and were brought to Nahal Hemar in their present state.

[5] Nahal Hemar with its small size is proposed to be a place for religious ceremonies or magic that was part of an ancestor cult as indicated by the decorated skulls and carved limestone masks.

[6] Other artifacts at the site such as the partial garments and animal and anthropoid figurines have bolstered the notion of it principally serving magical purposes.