Azraq 18

[1] Of these, Azraq 18 is the only one associated with the Late Epipalaeolithic Natufian culture,[3][page needed] which is dated to between around 15,000 to 11,500 years ago.

Although the people of the Natufian culture were nomadic hunter-gatherers, Azraq 18 shows signs of repeated visits and use for long periods of time.

[2] The excavations revealed the remains of structures, heavy ground stone tools, finely-worked bone and microlithic stone tools, and a large volume of plant and animal remains.

[2] The animal remains included wild cattle and duck, indicating that the site was probably in or near to a wetland area.

The bodies were interred separately at different times, and some of the skulls were later removed, treated with coloured pigments, and reburied.

The Azraq Wetland Reserve , close to Azraq 18. Faunal evidence indicates that a similar wetland likely existed around Azraq at the time the site was occupied.