The Levant

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"Levant" or "The Levant" (as a region)

A map of the Levant with Natufian regions across present-day Israel, Palestinian territories, and a long arm extending into Lebanon and Syria
Map of Natufian regions in prehistoric Levant, which today includes Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, and Syria, c. 13,000-9,500 BC
  • levant = "rising"
    • named for the rising of the sun from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
  • "The Levant" = lands along the eastern coast (Asia) of the Mediterranean Sea
  • prehistoric Levant:
    • Natufian culture
      • semi- and sedentary people who occupied the Levant c. 13,000-9,500 BC
      • were or are among the earliest people to engage in farming (Neolithic)
      • oldest evidence of bread-making is in Shubayqa from 12,500 BC
      • followed by the the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) A & B periods, 10,000-8,800 BC
  • historic Levant:
    • Northeast Africa (Libya and Egypt)
    • Mesopotamia (Middle East)
    • Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
  • modern countries in The Levant include:
    • Jordan
    • Israel
    • Lebanon
    • Syria
    • also includes
      • Palestine
      • lower southeastern coastal Turkey