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The hunter-gatherers of Abu Hureyra obtained food by hunting, fishing, and gathering of wild plants.

Gazelle was hunted primarily during the summer, when vast herds passed by the village during their annual migration.

Other prey included large wild animals such as onager, sheep, and cattle, and smaller animals such as hare, fox and birds, which were hunted throughout the year.

Plant foods were harvested from " wild gardens ," with species gathered including wild cereal grasses such as einkorn wheat, emmer wheat, and two varieties of rye.