Natufian people on Mount Carmel lived a settled life tied to their local environment rather than following herds. They hunted small game using smaller, short-range arrowheads and ate a diverse range of foods, matching Kent Flannery's 'broad-spectrum diet' concept. The reptile evidence at El-Wad fits this pre-farming pattern beautifully.
Natufian broad-spectrum diet linked to sedentary lifestyle and smaller arrowheads
Key facts
- Natufian people on Mount Carmel maintained a settled relationship with their local environment rather than following herds
- Smaller, short-range arrowheads used to hunt small game
- Broad-spectrum diet concept coined by Kent Flannery
- Ties reptile hunting evidence at El-Wad to broader Natufian subsistence patterns preceding the rise of farming
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