essay
Late Paleolithic sites in Egyptian Nubia
prehistory of nubia; [final report] papers assembled and • (5) • Published In 1968 • Pages: 791-953, 1061-1075
By: Wendorf, Fred.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Wendorf describes the sites near Ballana and Tushka. The sites consisted mainly of stone tools. Four main lithic industries were found: Ballanan, Halafan, Qadan, and Sebilian. Faunal remains were found at many of the sites. Several burials were also found near Tushka. They are briefly described here. Most interesting are the numerous milling stones, handstones, and fire-cracked rock found in the Tushka vicinity. These seem to indicate processing of wild grains or grasses for many thousands of years and the development of a 'ground grain complex.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Topography and geology
- Cultural participation
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Late Paleolithic Egypt
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1963-1966
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- circa 18,600 BP-12,000 BP (circa 16,600 B.C.-10,000 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ballana and Tushka vicinities; Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Fred Wendorf
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1061-1075)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 68018382
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paleolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities