ʿAin Mallaha
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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.[1] The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming.[2]
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Region | Israel |
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Coordinates | 33.086975°N 35.579159°E / 33.086975; 35.579159 |
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ʿAin Mallaha has one of the earliest known archaeological evidence of dog domestication.[3]