Natufian culture
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The Natufian culture was a Late Epipaleolithic Near Eastern society known for its semi-sedentary hunter-gatherer communities that prefigured the development of agriculture and the first permanent villages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Natufian culture remains | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
flexed inhumations
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grave goods with ornaments ⓘ multiple burials ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
art objects and personal ornaments
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burial practices within settlements ⓘ early village formation ⓘ intensive cereal exploitation ⓘ microlithic stone tools ⓘ semi-sedentary settlements ⓘ sickle blades ⓘ use of ground stone tools ⓘ |
| economy |
broad-spectrum foraging
ⓘ
gathering of wild cereals and legumes ⓘ hunting of gazelle and other game ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 9,500 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
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Pre-Pottery Neolithic B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantSite |
Ain Mallaha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El-Wad NERFINISHED ⓘ Eynan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ Raqefet Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadi Hammeh 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inferredSocialOrganization |
emergence of territoriality
ⓘ
increasing social complexity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
communal structures at some sites
ⓘ
early sedentism among hunter-gatherers ⓘ early use of wild cereals ⓘ stone architecture in some sites ⓘ transition toward agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
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ⓘ
Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity | hunter-gathering ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kebaran culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionIncludes |
modern Israel
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modern Jordan ⓘ modern Lebanon ⓘ modern Palestine ⓘ modern Syria ⓘ southwestern Turkey ⓘ |
| significance |
key stage in transition from foraging to farming
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precursor to Neolithic revolution ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 12,500 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Epipaleolithic ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
basalt
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bone ⓘ flint ⓘ limestone ⓘ shell ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Natufian culture remains