Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1033963 | L'Anthropologie | 2009 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Recent work in the high desert west of the historic site of Abydos has revealed a number of technologies that date from the Middle Paleolithic through later periods. The earliest of these include both Nubian and classical Levallois technologies, which are abundant and demonstrate virtually all stages of production. Presumed later technologies include both large blade production technologies as well as more expedient reduction methods. Although results are still preliminary, the lack of significant taphonomic disturbance, the abundance of refits (including many discrete flintknapping episodes), and the high visibility of the archaeological remains make this an ideal area to reconstruct the techniques of lithic reduction in use.
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Authors
Laurent Chiotti, Harold L. Dibble, Shannon P. McPherron, Deborah I. Olszewski, Utsav A. Schurmans,