# Canonical recap data for Abu Hureyra Settlement Transitions to Agriculture (9500)
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slug: abu-hureyra
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9500/abu-hureyra"
title: Abu Hureyra Settlement Transitions to Agriculture
subtitle: The dramatic shift from hunting to farming in this Syrian valley provides the clearest archaeological evidence of the Neolithic transition's environmental and social upheaval.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9500
decade: 9500
country:
name: Syria
slug: syria
summaryShort: Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī, commonly known as Abu Hurayra, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and considered the most prolific hadith narrator. Born in al-Jabur, Arabia to the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe, he converted to Islam around 7 AH following the Battle of Khaybar
summaryLong: Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī, commonly known as Abu Hurayra, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and considered the most prolific hadith narrator. Born in al-Jabur, Arabia to the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe, he converted to Islam around 7 AH following the Battle of Khaybar, and later became a member of the Suffah after migrating to Medina.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Reconstruction_of_phase_1A_%2813%2C300-12%2C800_cal_BP%29_pit_dwellings_showing_a_person_seated_on_the_open_bench_area_in_the_foreground._Abu_Hureyra%2C_Syria.jpg/1280px-Reconstruction_of_phase_1A_%2813%2C300-12%2C800_cal_BP%29_pit_dwellings_showing_a_person_seated_on_the_open_bench_area_in_the_foreground._Abu_Hureyra%2C_Syria.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Alexia Smith ,Amy Oechsner,Peter Rowley-Conwy,Andrew M. T. Moore · via Wikipedia
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurayra"
  title: Abu Hurayra
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- disaster
metaDescription: Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī, commonly known as Abu Hurayra, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and considered the most
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260606193107/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurayra"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-06
  label: Abu Hurayra
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurayra"
