The Epipalaeolithic Near East designates the Epipalaeolithic in the prehistory of the Near East. It is the period after the Upper Palaeolithic and before the Neolithic, between approximately 25,000 an
Reconstruction of Near East Paleolithic cave shelter. Şanlıurfa Museum, Turkey.
Reconstruction of Epipalaeolithic temporary tents. Şanlıurfa Museum.
The Epipalaeolithic corresponds to the first period of progressive warming after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), before the start of the Holocene and the onset of the Neolithic Revolution. The change in temperatures in the Post-Glacial period is based on evidence from Greenland ice cores.
Archaeological evidence of human activities in the Near East, at the end of the Upper Paleolithic and during the Epipalaeolithic. Human occupation signs 29–15.2 ka (diamonds), wood charcoal (nuts) 15.9–11.2 ka (squares).
The Neolithic, or New Stone Age, is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Asia, Europe and Africa. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that a
Epipalaeolithic Near East
…designates the Epipalaeolithic ("Final Old Stone Age") in the prehistory of the Near East. It is the period after the Upper Palaeolithic and before the Neolithic, between approximately 25,000 and 11,500 years Before Present. The people of the Epipalaeolithic were nomadic hunter-gatherers who generally lived in…
Reconstruction of Pre-Pottery Neolithic B housing in Aşıklı Höyük, modern Turkey
Reconstruction of a Neolithic farmstead, Irish National Heritage Park. The Neolithic saw the invention of agriculture.
An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools
The Urfa Man c. 9000 BC. Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum.