# Canonical recap data for Ain Mallaha Fortification Built (9650)
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slug: ain-mallaha-fort
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9650/ain-mallaha-fort"
title: Ain Mallaha Fortification Built
subtitle: Natufian settlement with defensive walls and weapons evidence, indicating systematic intergroup conflict and the need for organized military protection.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9650-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9650
decade: 9650
country:
name: Palestine
slug: palestine
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/SNCF_TGV_PSE_Viaduc_de_Cize_-_Bolozon.jpg/1280px-SNCF_TGV_PSE_Viaduc_de_Cize_-_Bolozon.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch ) · via Wikipedia"
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BFAin_Mallaha"
  title: Ain mallaha
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: 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
wikidataQid: Q2915013
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20251217182653/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BFAin_Mallaha"
  capturedAt: 2025-12-17
  label: Ain mallaha
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BFAin_Mallaha"
