c. 10000–6000 BCELevant and Anatolia
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
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The earliest Neolithic cultures of the Levant and Anatolia, building the world's first megalithic temples before pottery.
Religion
Unknown — animal reliefs and T-shaped pillars suggest animistic or shamanistic beliefs.
Technology
Stone tools, early ground-stone technology, monumental stone carving before pottery.
Writing
None — pre-literate.
Architecture
Circular and later rectangular megalithic enclosures (Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe).
Major sites
2 known locations
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