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Abu Hureyra

SettlementMiddle East

Neolithic settlement in northern Syria with destruction layer dated to ~12,800 BP — coincident with the Younger Dryas onset. Contains meltglass and platinum spikes cited as evidence for the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis. Submerged under Lake Assad reservoir in 1973.

35.8667°, 38.3833°

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