book chapter

Paleoenvironments and Epi-Paleolithic economies in the Maghreb (ca. 20,000 to 5000 B.P.)

from hunters to farmers : the causes and consequences of food production in africaBerkeley • Published In 1984 • Pages: 41-56, 363-420

By: Lubell, David.

Abstract
Lubell hypothesizes that the Epi-Paleolithic populations of the Maghreb achieved a successful and flexible subsistence pattern early on. Lubell discusses the paleoenvironment and Epi-Paleolithic economies of the Maghreb, but concentrates on the Capsian of 10,000 to 6,000 B.P. in the Cheria and Telidjene basins in eastern Algeria. He also reviews other authors claims to possible early domestication of certain plants and animals. Also examined are the Iberomaurusian verses the Capsian in time and space and whether their human populations were composed of the same or different peoples.
Subjects
Identification
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Climate
Flora
Annual cycle
Diet
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Maghreb
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 1999
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
20,000 BP - 7,500 BP
Coverage Place
Maghreb; Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia
Notes
David Lubell
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-420)
LCCN
82020004
LCSH
Maghreb--Antiquities