Nahal Issaron
{{Infobox historic site
| name =Nahal Issaron
| native_name = נחל עשרון
|native_language=he
| image =
| caption = Nahal Issaron
| location = Israel
| locmapin = Israel
| coordinates = {{coord|29|54|51|N|34|58|21|E|region:IL_dim:3000|display=inline,title}}
| map_caption = Location of Nahal Issaron in Israel
| elevation = 453 m
}}
Nahal Issaron ({{langx|he| נחל עשרון}} Naẖal Issaron) is a wadi and neolithic settlement in southern Negev, Israel. It is located at the eastern edge of Ovda Valley, {{convert|35|km|mi}} north of the Gulf of Elat and {{convert|5|km|mi}} west of Arabah Rift valley.{{cite journal|last1=GORING-MORRIS|first1=A.N.|last2=GOPHER|first2=A.|title=Naḥal Issaron: A Neolithic Settlement in the Southern Negev: Preliminary Report of the Excavations in 1980|journal=Israel Exploration Journal|date=1983|volume=33|issue=3/4|pages=149–162|jstor=27925893}} Excavations carried out by Avi Gopher and Nigel Goring-Morris in Nahal Issaron in 1980 uncovered remnants of an early pastoralist settlement belonging to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period.
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| 10| 22| 7
| 11| 25| 8
| 14| 32| 9
| 16| 37| 1
| 21| 41| 3
| 26| 46| 1
| 29| 46| 1
| 29| 45| 1
| 26| 41| 1
| 21| 36| 2
| 14| 29| 5
| 9| 24| 4
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Category:1980 archaeological discoveries
Category:Prehistoric sites in Israel
Category:Archaeological sites in Israel
Category:Neolithic settlements
Category:Populated places established in the 7th millennium BC
Category:Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
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