Book

Two final paleolithic sites in the Nile Valley and their external relations

Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth, Geological Survey of Egypt and Mining Authority (57) • Published In 1973 • Pages: 110

By: Phillips, James L..

Abstract
Phillips describes the archaeological work and the analysis of Sites Twelve and Thirteen near Esna, Egypt. The emphasis is on describing the stone tools and lithic technology. These sites are different from each other and from the other sites nearby as the occupants of these two sites hunted the large herd mammals but ignored the aquatic resources near the sites. These sites '...may be evidence of population movements throughout the Sahara during the Final Pleistocene...[and] Sites Twelve and Thirteen may constitute evidence of this movement within the Nile valley... for neither of the lithic assemblages seems to be part of the local traditions...' (page 99).
Subjects
Organization and analysis of results of research
Lithic industries
General tools
tradition
Late Paleolithic Egypt
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2003
Field Date
1967-1968
Coverage Date
17,500 BPto slightly later than 17,000 BP (15,500 B.C. to slightly later than 15,000 B.C.)
Coverage Place
E71K12 and E71K13 (Sites Twelve and Thirteen); Esna, Egypt
Notes
by James L. Phillips
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-110)
LCCN
87203550
LCSH
Paleolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities