What hardships did the shortages have caused for the people who lived in the fertile crescent without wood metal or stone?

Fertile Crescent was mostly made up of grassy lands. The area was good for farming but there was no wood, metal or stones. So this shortage have caused many hardships for the people who lived their like building shelters or houses to live, weapons, knives and also making fires because for all this they need wood, stone, metals etc.