# Canonical recap data for Wadi Kubaniya Proto-Settlements Compete (9500)
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slug: wadi-kubaniya-settlements
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9500/wadi-kubaniya-settlements"
title: Wadi Kubaniya Proto-Settlements Compete
subtitle: Early evidence of settlement hierarchy and inter-community tension along the Nile signals nascent political competition in hunter-gatherer societies.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9500
decade: 9500
country:
name: Egypt
slug: egypt
summaryShort: Wadi Kubbaniya is a Late Paleolithic site in Upper Egypt. Archaeologists initially believed that the site held evidence for some of the earliest examples of agriculture. When Wadi Kubbaniya was discovered, there were traces of barley that were originally thought to be evidence of farming. It is now believed that this i
summaryLong: Wadi Kubbaniya is a Late Paleolithic site in Upper Egypt. Archaeologists initially believed that the site held evidence for some of the earliest examples of agriculture. When Wadi Kubbaniya was discovered, there were traces of barley that were originally thought to be evidence of farming. It is now believed that this is most likely not the case. The site has been dated to between 19,000 and 17,000 years ago using radiocarbon dating. This site was a part of a settlement system that people would come back to during its prime seasons of summer and winter.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Wadi"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Kubbaniya"
  title: Wadi Kubbaniya
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: Wadi Kubbaniya is a Late Paleolithic site in Upper Egypt. Archaeologists initially believed that the site held evidence for some of the earliest examples of agr
wikidataQid: Q109535880
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260128052908/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Kubbaniya"
  capturedAt: 2026-01-28
  label: Wadi Kubbaniya
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Kubbaniya"
