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CAMP · ≈23,000 YEARS

Ohalo II

The preserved huts by the lake

Remains of six huts, hearths and areas where their inhabitants carried out various tasks are preserved.

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Generated reconstruction · Declared visual hypothesis

Declared visual reconstruction, created for museographic contextualisation; not a photograph of the original nor does it constitute documentary evidence.

Image of Ohalo II
DECLARED VISUAL RECONSTRUCTION · AI-GENERATED IMAGE · TRACEKEEPERS

Generated reconstruction · Declared visual hypothesis

Declared visual reconstruction, created for museographic contextualisation; not a photograph of the original nor does it constitute documentary evidence.

History and context

On the shore of Lake Kinneret, bases of six brush huts were preserved alongside hearths and work areas of fishers, hunters and gatherers.

The layout is not a permanent village: it records episodes of occupation and repair in a changing lakeshore landscape.

Evidence and interpretation

Plants, plant remains and activity distribution are excavated. Height, exact covering and social duration of each hut are reconstructed.

Catalogue facts

Date
≈23,000 years
Location
Lake Kinneret/Sea of Galilee · Israel
Material
Branches and plant fibres · hearths
Complex
Six brush huts and activity areas

A closer look

About 1 min to read · 1 section. Further reading and sources · free access. Editorial review recorded: .

Small plants change the history of the huts

The Ohalo II remains include approximately 150,000 identified seeds and fruits. A study recognised thirteen species that today thrive as weeds, mixed with wild cereals. The authors proposed small-scale cultivation trials, not fully domesticated agriculture. The nuance matters: living in a camp and transforming its environment does not yet equate to depending on agricultural fields. The floor of a hut allows us to ask not only where its inhabitants slept, but how their presence changed the plants growing around them.

Sources and references

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