Kebaran culture
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The Kebaran culture, also known as the 'Early Near East Epipalaeolithic', was an archaeological culture in the Eastern Mediterranean area (c. 23,000 to 15,000 BP), named after its type site, Kebara Cave south of Haifa. The Kebaran were a highly mobile nomadic population, composed of hunters and gatherers in the Levant and Sinai areas who used microlithic tools.
  Kebaran culture Map showing the approximate spread of the Kebaran culture | |
| Geographical range | Levant |
|---|---|
| Period | Upper Paleolithic |
| Dates | c. 23,000 – c. 15,000 BP |
| Type site | Kebara Cave |
| Preceded by | Ahmarian Levantine Aurignacian |
| Followed by | Natufian culture |
