Stone Age

Natufian

Among the earliest sedentary hunter-gatherers, the Natufians of the Levant sit close to the ancestral root of later Near Eastern farmers.

Period: Epipaleolithic (c. 12,500–9,500 BCE)
Region: the Levant
Samples: 6
Groups: 1

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Archaeological groups included

Israel Natufian

Notable Natufian samples

Showing 6 of 6 individuals.

I0861Israel Natufian
I1069Israel Natufian
I1072Israel Natufian
I1685Israel Natufian
I1687Israel Natufian
I1690Israel Natufian

Related populations

Linear Pottery Culture (LBK)Early Neolithic (c. 5,500–4,500 BCE)Çatalhöyük & Anatolian NeolithicNeolithic (c. 7,100–5,700 BCE)Samara EneolithicEneolithic (c. 5,200–4,000 BCE)Iron Gates MesolithicMesolithic (c. 9,500–6,000 BCE)