PERIOD

APPROXIMATE CALENDAR DATES

STONE AGE DATE

Abu Hureyra 1

9500-8000 BC (11,500-10,000 BP)

Mesolithic

(Epipaleolithic)

Intermediate

8000-7400 BC (10,000-9400 BP)

Neolithic

Abu Hureyra 2

7400-5000 BC (9400-7000 BP)

Neolithic