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Report on Site E-81-4: an early Late Paleolithic site near the mouth of Wadi Kubbaniya

prehistory of wadi kubbaniya, : late paleolithic archaeology ; assembled by fred wendorf and romuald schild • 3 • Published In 1989 • Pages: 321-335

By: Banks, Kimball M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is the second of the investigated sites at the mouth of Wadi Kubbaniya (see site E-81-3, eHRAF document no. 8 for the other site). It also has debitage dominated by quartz and also has a 'high incidence of fish among the faunal remains.' (page 335). This site appears to have been occupied to exploit the fish trapped in dune ponds after the recession of the Nile flood. Both sites, E-81-3 and E-81-4, are similar in tools and reasons for occupation, but E-81-4 appears to be the earlier site.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Archaeological excavation methods
Topography and geology
Lithic industries
General tools
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
1981 and 1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
20,740±280 BP-18,490±690 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Site E-81-4; Wadi Kubbaniya, Egypt
NotesAdditional notes
by K. M. Banks
For bibliographical references see document 7: [Wendorf, Schild, and Close]
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86001964
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities