Ain Mallaha

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
prehistoric village
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Natufian_culture
early sedentism
hunter-gatherer society
gptkbp:coordinates 33.0083°N 35.5433°E
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Natufian
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1932
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Jean_Perrot
1955
1961
gptkbp:features mortar and pestle
hearths
grinding stones
microliths
shell ornaments
burials with grave goods
artifacts of bone and stone
sickle blades
stone-built structures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ain Mallaha
gptkbp:inhabitedFrom ~12,000 BCE
gptkbp:inhabitedTo ~9,600 BCE
gptkbp:location gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Upper_Galilee
gptkbp:notableFor burials beneath house floors
circular stone houses
evidence of dog domestication
one of the earliest permanent settlements
gptkbp:period Epipaleolithic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pre-Pottery_Neolithic_A_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5