Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp
Natufian·Natufian Galilee·🇮🇱 Galilee, Sea of Galilee, Israel
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About Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp
Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp at Galilee, Sea of Galilee, Israel is a Natufian ancient village of the Natufian Galilee tradition, built c. 12000 BCE for natufian lakeside round huts basalt mortars. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEin Gev I Natufian Base Camp at Galilee, Sea of Galilee, Israel is a Natufian ancient village of the Natufian Galilee tradition, built c. 12000 BCE for natufian
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 12000 BCE
- Period
- Natufian
- Culture
- Natufian Galilee
- Purpose
- Natufian lakeside round huts basalt mortars
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 12000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp
On the ground
Structures & features
32.7800° N · 35.6400° E · 436 m · 4 mapped features
- Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp – central natufian lakeside round huts basalt mortars element with stratified deposits32.7801° N · 35.6401° E
- Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp defining settlement or ritual space32.7799° N · 35.6401° E
- Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp ceremonial landscape32.7801° N · 35.6399° E
- Ein Gev I Natufian Base Camp Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management32.7799° N · 35.6399° E