Early beginnings: Naissance of architecture in the Levant – Special issue in honor of Anna Belfer-Cohen

This paper presents an introduction to the special issue, “New Insights into the Earliest Architecture of the First Sedentary Communities in Western Asia.” It summarizes the key insights and perspectives offered in the various articles. In addition, we share reflections that emerged from an interdisciplinary dialogue held between archaeologists, architects and building engineers during the workshop with particular focus on early round structures.