# Canonical recap data for Ohalo II Fish Trap and Grain Storage (9200)
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slug: ohalo-fish-trap-grain
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9200/ohalo-fish-trap-grain"
title: Ohalo II Fish Trap and Grain Storage
aliases:
- Ohalo II
- Sea of Galilee settlement
- Early Holocene grain storage
subtitle: The Ohalo II settlement on the Sea of Galilee reveals advanced food preservation and storage techniques around 9200 BCE, predating agriculture.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9200-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9200
decade: 9200
summaryShort: "Grain storage methods on subsistence farms focus on reducing grain loss after harvest. Spillage, decomposition and being eaten by insects, rodents and other pests are the main ways of grain loss. In small subsistence farms, between 20% and 100% of grain can be lost, leading to food insecurity for farmers. Modern grain "
summaryLong: Grain storage methods on subsistence farms focus on reducing grain loss after harvest. Spillage, decomposition and being eaten by insects, rodents and other pests are the main ways of grain loss. In small subsistence farms, between 20% and 100% of grain can be lost, leading to food insecurity for farmers. Modern grain storage methods can reduce grain loss rates to less than 1%.
lede: Around 9200 BCE, residents of Ohalo II, a settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, built fish traps and grain storage structures that reveal how early agricultural communities managed food security. These installations show that people were already solving the practical problem of keeping harvested grain safe from moisture, pests, and decay—a challenge that would define subsistence farming for millennia.
heroImageUrl: "https://pixabay.com/get/g349ce674c2da05998f864b45fd6107b61560eb2a1944f853901d142568519782f215121adc7e31b4d9cacd26a65ab2e351c83726ad6a2c026d498a593618a67a_1280.jpg"
heroImageCredit: marcson on Pixabay
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts:
- label: Settlement date
  value: Approximately 9200 BCE
- label: Location
  value: Sea of Galilee shore, Levant
- label: Grain loss in subsistence farms
  value: 20–100% of harvest
- label: Primary loss mechanisms
  value: Moisture, decomposition, rodents, insects, birds
- label: Archaeological structures
  value: Fish traps and grain storage pits
timeline:
- date: 9200-01-01
  title: Ohalo II settlement occupied
  description: Residents establish a semi-permanent settlement on the Sea of Galilee shore, combining fishing and early grain cultivation.
- date: 9200-06-01
  title: Grain storage infrastructure built
  description: Residents construct dedicated structures to store harvested grain, indicating systematic management of post-harvest loss.
- date: 9200-08-01
  title: Fish trap construction
  description: Community builds fish traps alongside grain storage, demonstrating diversified food management across aquatic and terrestrial resources.
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_storage_on_subsistence_farms"
  title: Grain storage on subsistence farms
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
impactStatement: Ohalo II demonstrates that grain storage infrastructure emerged during humanity's transition to agriculture, not after it was fully established. The site provides direct archaeological evidence that early farmers immediately confronted post-harvest loss—the gap between harvesting food and actually eating it—and engineered solutions that would persist across cultures and centuries.
categories:
- tech-launch
taxonomy:
domain: scientific
eventTypes:
- discovery
canonicalClasses:
- creation
- discovery
impactRadius: civilizational
velocity: gradual
predictability: emergent
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: birth
metaDescription: Archaeological evidence of grain storage from 9200 BCE reveals how early farmers solved food loss before agriculture was fully developed.
wikidataQid: Q25112333
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260508023035/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_storage_on_subsistence_farms"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-08
  label: Grain storage on subsistence farms
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_storage_on_subsistence_farms"
