essay
The Mousterian industries of Nubia
prehistory of nubia; [final report] papers assembled and • [Taos, N.M.] • Published In 1968 • Pages: 194-314
By: Marks, Anthony E..
Abstract
Marks reports on the results of the American fieldwork in the Wadi Halfa area. Living sites, flaking stations, and quarries were found. Most of the sites were found on the tops of inselbergs without any stratigraphy, but a few sites were subsurface. The material was studied using typologies and technological indices developed by F. Bordes. Marks describes the sites and then compares their assemblages. Marks also compares the Nubian material to other Mousterian sites in North Africa, the Near East, and France to try to determine the place of origin of the Nubian Mousterian. He concludes that '…the Nubian Mousterian is basically a local development, perhaps influenced by the diffusion of ideas and techniques from outside Nubia.' (page 314).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1961-1964
- Coverage Date
- Nubian Middle Stone Age or Middle Paleolithic
- Coverage Place
- Egyptian border to Third Cataract at Firka; Sudan
- Notes
- Anthony E. Marks
- For bibliographical references see document 6: [Wendorf]
- LCCN
- 68018382
- LCSH
- Paleolithic period--Egypt