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ʻAin Mallaha (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 33 05 09 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.0870 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 34 44 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.5792 decimal degrees |
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Note: Natufian settlement dating to 10,000-8,000 BCE.; was an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming. At the time of its inhabitance, the area was heavily forested in oak, almond, and pistachio trees. Also known for very early evidence of dog domestication, with the burial of a human with a domestic dog. |
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ʻAin Mallaha (preferred,C,V,index,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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Eynan (C,V,S,Hebrew (transliterated),U,N)
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Beisamoun (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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HaẔafon (national district) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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prehistoric site (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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