Incredible 14,300-Year-Old Major Natufian Settlement | Ancient Architects

The Natufian Culture occupies a special place in the evolution of human societies in the Near East. This culture occupied the Levant from 15,000 to 11,500 years ago and covered a wide area, living in seasonal camps, sedentary and semi-sedentary settlements.

These are the people that started agricultural practices; they made bread and brewed beer. They created organised settlements, built structures from stone and wood, made intricate art and figurines and used flint, chert, basalt and bone to made effective tools.

In this video I’m going to shed further light on this culture, and showcase one incredible Natufian settlement in particular. I’ll give you an overview of what archaeologists have found at the 14,300-year-old settlement called Ain Mahalla, or Eynan, which is found in Upper Galilee on the shores of Lake Hula.

Watch this video to learn more about this amazing Natufian settlement. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.

All images are taken from the below sources, from Google Earth or from Google Images.

Contents:

0:00 Who were The Natufians?
4:06 The Natufian Settlement of Ain Mallaha
5:17 Natufian Architecture and Burials
8:57 The Artefacts from Ain Mallaha
11:04 The Diets of the Natufians
11:45 The Significance of Ain Mallaha
12:32 The 23,000-Year-Old Ohalo II Settlement
13:52 Concluding Remarks

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[tntristan]

The more I learn about the Natufians, the more I love them.

[JMMRanMA]

Three cheers for Natufia, in beer! Thanks, Matt, for another fascinating look at our distant ancestors' lives.

[j.douglassizemore]

I find the basalt vessels amazing. Thanks Matt

[laurah]

more and more revelations of the history of "mankind". Thank you so much Matt, for going through the findings, and researching the theories. So very much appreciated!!!

[dougalexander]

Artists and craftspersons, burial care for their ancestors, fresh water, plentiful game and fish, sound builders… I would like to go back and visit, to see their children playing and how they lived and worked in everyday life, how they cooked and treated their ladies. Fascinating.

[VladSparaStoria]

Great video as always. Unrelated question: have you ever done a video on the Pyramid of Neferirkare?

[ironcladranchandforge]

I wouldn't call it "human evolution" but "human technological advancement". Great video. Very informative and interesting. Thanks!!

[johnswindale]

Many thanks Matt. All insight and information very welcome.

[mikiohirata]

Great contents ! TY Matt for always providing wonderful and good subjects to
convey to us. I like very much to know what it was like in prehistoric human societies
and how we have progressed.
I would like you to also cover how Jomon people of Japan lived 20, 000years ago in comparison.

[davidapatrickmoore]

It's kind of amazing that something discover in 1955 is maybe only getting more coverage today. What else is out there, known or unknown, waiting to be shared? Thank you for this video. Subscribed.

[rayn]

Great episode. So informative. I enjoy your vlog immensely.👍

[douginorlando]

The large stone vessels look like they used a rotating platform to grind it or chip it down to size. Precise measurements of the stone geometry would tell if it was made using a rotating fixture or even some kind of pottery wheel to rotate it and work it stone down to fit a template. Many variations of stone working are possible, with several levels of sophisticated stone working technology.

[lisad]

I appreciate a culture that loved their dogs 🐕 ❤

[MajiSylvamain]

This is brilliant and very helpful for my own research. Brilliant, 😊🐱🐈👍

[Baka_Komuso]

Thank you Matt . Always fascinating. I watch them all!

[aidanmacdougall]

Great video, and very informative, thanks. I saw on another channel that they found thousands tortoise shells 🐢. An easy prey to catch and the shells would make excellent bowls for eating and storage. 👍 Love your work. Keep educating us 😊

[visi]

Nice One. Fascinating and Educational! Keep up your Awesome work. Cheers

[johnking]

The Levant! Hear, Hear. Excellent choice of location . 🌎✌️🌍

[revolutionaryhamburger]

They made bread and brewed beer. Sounds like they were my kind of people.

[lat]

I would love to hear more about the lime render and red paint on the house. That's a lot of technology.