Nizzanim culture

The sites were studied by Ya'akov Olami, Felix Burian, Erich Friedman, Shmuel Yeivin, and Yosef Garfinkel.

[2] The type-site is named after the nearby Kibbutz Nitzanim, built in an area of coastal dunes.

This date contradicts the archaeological findings, and most archaeologists agree that they represent the Pottery Neolithic (c. 6400 - 5800 BCE).

[2] The pottery of the Nizzanim culture is characterized by simple and rough designs with very little decorations.

[2] The flint tool types are similar to the types of the preceding Pre-Pottery Neolithic tools, with a large number of arrowheads, sickle blades, and hole punchers, while hand axes are relatively scarce.