Ohalo II in the Middle East dates to ~23,000 years ago and reveals evidence of sedentism and food storage. Inhabitants harvested and gathered wild grains, some charred and preserved for lab analysis. No signs of plant adaptations typical of regular farming. Pre-agricultural communities were complex!
Ohalo II in Middle East shows 23,000-year-old pre-agricultural sedentism and grain storage
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Key facts
- Archaeological site in the Middle East dating to approximately 23,000 years ago
- Evidence of sedentism and food storage
- Stored plant material including grains, some charred allowing laboratory analysis
- Inhabitants harvested and gathered wild grains
- No evidence of plant adaptations typical of regular farming, indicating agriculture was not yet widespread
Site mentioned
Sources
Ice-age remains near Sea of Galilee show ancient ...phys.org
The Israeli site, known as Ohalo II, was occupied at the end of the last Ice Age ("Last Glacial Maximum"), between 23,500 and 22,500 years ago.
Stone Age hut in Israel yields world's oldest evidence of beddingpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
by D Nadel · 2004 · Cited by 173 — The Ohalo II site is located on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel, at 212-213 m below mean sea level (Fig. 1). It was submerged during most ...
View of The use of stone at Ohalo II, a 23000 year old site ...journals.ed.ac.uk
by P Spivak · 2016 · Cited by 16 — The Ohalo II site is located on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was first found when the water level dropped due to droughts and heavy pumping.
Ohalo II, the Upper Paleolithic Site on the Sea of Galileethoughtco.com
Ohalo II is the name of a submerged late Upper Paleolithic site located on the southwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Ohalo IIen.wikipedia.org
Ohalo II is an archaeological site in the Northern District, Israel, near Kinneret, on the southwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is one of the best ...
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