Militarev associates the speakers of Proto-Afroasiatic with the Levantine Post-Natufian Culture, arguing that the reconstructed lexicon of flora and fauna, as well as farming and pastoralist vocabulary indicates that Proto-AA must have been spoken in this area.
mˈɪlɪtˌɛɹv ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts ðə spˈiːkɚz ʌv pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk wɪððə lˈɛvɐntˌiːn pˈoʊstnætˈuːfiən kˈʌltʃɚ, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðætðə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd lˈɛksɪkən ʌv flˈoːɹə ænd fˈɔːnə, æz wˈɛl æz fˈɑːɹmɪŋ ænd pˈæstoːɹəlˌɪst voʊkˈæbjʊlˌɛɹi ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts ðæt pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌeɪˈeɪ mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn spˈoʊkən ɪn ðɪs ˈɛɹiə.