# Canonical recap data for Tel Abu Hureyra Settlement Hierarchy (9600)
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slug: abu-hureyra-settlement-hierarchy
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9600/abu-hureyra-settlement-hierarchy"
title: Tel Abu Hureyra Settlement Hierarchy
subtitle: Abu Hureyra in Syria shows evidence of social stratification and organized leadership around 9600 BCE, marking the emergence of proto-political structures.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9600-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9600
decade: 9600
summaryShort: "Tell Abu Hureyra is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Upper Euphrates valley in Syria. The tell was inhabited between 13,300 and 7,800 cal. BP in two main phases: Abu Hureyra 1, dated to the Epipalaeolithic, was a village of sedentary hunter-gatherers; Abu Hureyra 2, dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, was home "
summaryLong: "Tell Abu Hureyra is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Upper Euphrates valley in Syria. The tell was inhabited between 13,300 and 7,800 cal. BP in two main phases: Abu Hureyra 1, dated to the Epipalaeolithic, was a village of sedentary hunter-gatherers; Abu Hureyra 2, dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, was home to some of the world's first farmers. This almost continuous sequence of occupation through the Neolithic Revolution has made Abu Hureyra one of the most important sites in the study of the origins of agriculture."
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Gazelle_head_Abu_Hureyra.jpg/1280px-Gazelle_head_Abu_Hureyra.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Zunkir · via Wikipedia
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Abu_Hureyra"
  title: Tell Abu Hureyra
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: Tell Abu Hureyra is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Upper Euphrates valley in Syria. The tell was inhabited between 13,300 and 7,800 cal. BP in two mai
wikidataQid: Q1754526
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260630194807/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Abu_Hureyra"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-30
  label: Tell Abu Hureyra
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Abu_Hureyra"
