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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © Copyright 2007 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 1612-1651
- eISSN
- 2191-5784
- DOI
- 10.3213/1612-1651-10086
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Location 268 in Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, is an anomaly within the Epipalaeolithic of North Africa. Instead of the characteristic microlith, a small element usually modified for hafting in a composite tool, it yields tools made almost exclusively on large blanks, many of them heavily modified for hafting. Relative dating evidence suggests that Loc. 268 was occupied late in the Epipalaeolithic, when groups elsewhere in the region were gradually phasing out the microlith. The focus on large hafted tools at Loc. 268 may reflect the need of collectors for a reliable toolkit to counter the risks entailed in opting for greater sedentism within an unusually rich, well-watered niche.
Journal
Journal of African Archaeology – Brill
Published: Oct 25, 2007
Keywords: Late Epipalaeolithic; Dakhleh Oasis; hafting; collector system; increased sedentism