Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel
Natufian to PPN·Mount Carmel Natufian·🇮🇱 Mount Carmel, Israel
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About Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel
Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel at Mount Carmel, Israel is a Natufian to PPN cave of the Mount Carmel Natufian tradition, built c. 13000 BCE for cave and terrace natufian burials ppna village. 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 mattersNahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel at Mount Carmel, Israel is a Natufian to PPN cave of the Mount Carmel Natufian tradition, built c. 13000 BCE for cave and terrace
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. 13000 BCE
- Period
- Natufian to PPN
- Culture
- Mount Carmel Natufian
- Purpose
- Cave and terrace Natufian burials PPNA village
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 13000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel
On the ground
Structures & features
32.7160° N · 34.9800° E · 180 m · 3 mapped features
- Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel Main Cave FeaturecavePrimary cave feature at Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel – central cave and terrace natufian burials ppna village element with stratified deposits32.7161° N · 34.9800° E
- Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel defining settlement or ritual space32.7159° N · 34.9801° E
- Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel ceremonial landscape32.7161° N · 34.9799° E
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