Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
Neolithic culture in upper Mesopotamia and the Levant c. 8800–6500 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) is part of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, a Neolithic culture centered in upper Mesopotamia and the Levant, dating to c. 10,800 – c. 8,500 years ago, that is, 8800–6500 BC.[1] It was typed by British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon during her archaeological excavations at Jericho in the West Bank.
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Geographical range | Fertile Crescent |
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Period | Pre-Pottery Neolithic |
Dates | c. 10,800–8,500 BP c. 8800–6500 BC[1] |
Type site | Jericho, Byblos |
Preceded by | Pre-Pottery Neolithic A |
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Like the earlier PPNA people, the PPNB culture developed from the Mesolithic Natufian culture. However, it shows evidence of a northerly origin, possibly indicating an influx from the region of northeastern Anatolia.