ʿAin Mallaha

'Ain Mallaha
(Eynan)
Skeletons discovered at ʿAin Mallaha
Location in the Levant
ʿAin Mallaha (Israel)
RegionIsrael
Coordinates33°05′13″N 35°34′45″E / 33.086975°N 35.579159°E / 33.086975; 35.579159

ʿAin Mallaha (Arabic: عين ملاحة) or Eynan (Hebrew: עינן) was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, occupied circa 14,326–12,180 cal. BP. The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming.

ʿAin Mallaha has one of the earliest known archaeological evidence of dog domestication.

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