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title: "Kebaran Culture Hunting Contests"
year: 9500
country: "Levant"
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startDate: "9500-01-01"
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# Kebaran Culture Hunting Contests

> Evidence from Kebaran middens suggests organized competitive hunting expeditions and proto-athletic contests as part of early community social hierarchies.

## Summary

The Kebaran culture, also known as the 'Early Near East Epipalaeolithic', is an archaeological culture of the Eastern Mediterranean dating from c. 23,000 to 15,000 Before Present (BP). Its type site is Kebara Cave, south of Haifa. The Kebaran was produced by a highly mobile nomadic population, composed of hunters and gatherers in the Levant and Sinai areas who used microlithic tools.

## Sources

- [Kebaran culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebaran_culture) - Wikipedia

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