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Tradition summary: Epipaleolithic

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2010 • Pages:

By: Goring-Morris, A. Nigel..

Abstract
This is a summary of the Epipaleolithic Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Epipaleolithic archaeological tradition.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
tradition
Epipaleolithic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
45,000-10,100 BP
Coverage Place
Mediterranean to desert zones of the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Autonomous Areas, Jordon, Lebanon, Syria, and southern Turkey, northern Iraq and northwestern Iran
Notes
Nigel Goring-Morris
This tradition summary is from the article “Epipaleolithic,” by Nigel Goring-Morris, in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 8, South and Southwest Asia, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum 2002. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Middle East--Antiquities