List of Mesolithic settlements
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List of Mesolithic and Epipaleolithic settlements.
Mesolithic Europe
| Name | Location | Culture | Period | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franchthi Cave | Argolis, Balkans | c. 15,000 – 9,000 BP | Previously inhabited during the Upper Paleolithic, continuously inhabited into the Neolithic. | [1] | |
| Pulli settlement | Pärnu, Baltics | Kunda culture | c. 10,800 – 7,800 BP | [2] | |
| Lepenski Vir | Serbia, Balkans | Iron Gates culture | c. 11,500 - 8,000 BP | [3] | |
| Star Carr | North Yorkshire, Britain | c. 11,300 - 10,480 BP | |||
| Howick house | Northumberland, Britain | c. 9,600 - 9,500 BP | [4] | ||
Epipaleolithic Near East
| Name | Location | Culture | Period | Comment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell Qaramel | Queiq, Levant | Natufian | c. 18,890 - 12,980 BP | ||
| Aammiq | Beqaa Valley, Levant | Natufian | c. 14,000 – 12,200 BP | Later occupied during the Ubaid period. | [5] |
| Tell Abu Hureyra | Mesopotamia | Natufian | c. 13,500 – 11,500 BP | [6] | |
| Beidha | Jordan Valley, Levant | Natufian | c. 13,000 – 12,000 BP | ||
| Mureybet | Mesopotamia | Natufian | c. 12,200 – 11,700 BP | (Phase IA) Later occupied by the Khiamian and Mureybetian cultures. | [7]: 663–664 |
| Hatula | Judean Hills, Levant | Natufian | c. 12,150 – 11,320 BP | Later inhabited by the Khiamian and Sultanian cultures. | [8] |
| Jericho | Jordan Valley, Levant | Natufian | c. 12,000 – 11,500 BP | Succeeded by the Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement. | |
| 'Ain Mallaha | Hula Valley, Levant | Natufian | c. 12,000 – 10,000 BP | [9] | |