Jerf el Ahmar
 Jerf el Ahmar located in the Fertile Crescent, circa 7500 BC | |
  Shown within Near East  Jerf el Ahmar (Syria) | |
| Location | Syria |
|---|---|
| Region | Aleppo Governorate |
| Coordinates | 36°23′0″N 38°10′50″E / 36.38333°N 38.18056°E |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1995–1999 |
| Archaeologists | Danielle Stordeur |
Jerf el Ahmar (
site in northern Syria, which dated back between 9,200 and 8,700 BC.History
Jerf el Ahmar contained a sequence of round and rectangular buildings, which is currently flooded by the
einkorn.[2][3][4] The first evidence of lentil domestication appears in the early Neolithic at Jerf el Ahmar.[5]
Notes
- ^ Jerf el Ahmar means "red cliff".
References
- ISBN 978-84-88810-43-4
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- ISBN 9782271130488.
- ISBN 9780521764599.
- S2CID 83125044.