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ʿAin Mallaha
33.0870° N, 35.5792° E
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ʿAin Mallaha (Arabic: عين ملاحة) or Eynan (Hebrew: עינן) was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, occupied circa 14,326–12,180 cal. BP. The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming. ʿAin Mallaha has one of the earliest known archaeological evidence of dog domestication.
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Mesolithic presence
c. 10,000 BCE
Village construction phases
12,000–9600 BCE
Natufian occupation
c. 14,326–12,180 cal BP
Site discovery and initial excavations
1954
Renewed excavation project
2022
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