Ain Mallaha Communal Harvests Festival

Evidence of large-scale organized communal gatherings and competitive games at Ain Mallaha suggests early tribal assemblies and proto-Olympic competitions in the Natufian period.

When9500 BCE

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ʿAin Mallaha or Eynan was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, occupied circa 14,326–12,180 cal. BP. The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming.

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