# Canonical recap data for Kebaran Culture Hunting Contests (9500)
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slug: kebaran-hunting-contests
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9500/kebaran-hunting-contests"
title: Kebaran Culture Hunting Contests
subtitle: Evidence from Kebaran middens suggests organized competitive hunting expeditions and proto-athletic contests as part of early community social hierarchies.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9500
decade: 9500
country:
name: Levant
slug: levant
summaryShort: 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 g
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Climate_and_Post-Glacial_expansion_in_the_Near_East.jpg/1280px-Climate_and_Post-Glacial_expansion_in_the_Near_East.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Kebaran culture"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebaran_culture"
  title: Kebaran culture
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: 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,
wikidataQid: Q1088939
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260627171133/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebaran_culture"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-27
  label: Kebaran culture
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebaran_culture"
