Grzegorz Michalec
A Window into the Early–Middle Stone Age Transition in Northeastern Africa—A Marine Isotope Stage 7a/6 Late Acheulean Horizon from the EDAR 135 Site, Eastern Sahara (Sudan)
Michalec, Grzegorz; Cendrowska, Marzena; Andrieux, Eric; Armitage, Simon J.; Ehlert, Maciej; Kim, Ju Yong; Sohn, Young Kwan; Krupa-Kurzynowska, Joanna; Moska, Piotr; Szmit, Marcin; Masojć, Mirosław
Authors
Marzena Cendrowska
Dr Eric Andrieux eric.j.andrieux@durham.ac.uk
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Simon J. Armitage
Maciej Ehlert
Ju Yong Kim
Young Kwan Sohn
Joanna Krupa-Kurzynowska
Piotr Moska
Marcin Szmit
Mirosław Masojć
Abstract
This paper presents the results of the analysis of a late Acheulean horizon from the EDAR 135 site, which was discovered in the Eastern Desert, Sudan, in an area heavily transformed by modern mining activity. A lithic assemblage was discovered there, within a layer of gravel sediments formed by a paleostream in a humid period of the Middle Pleistocene. This layer is OSL dated between 220 ± 12 and 145 ± 20 ka (MIS 7a/6). These dates indicate that the assemblage could be the youngest trace of the Acheulean in northeastern Africa. Technological analysis of the lithics reveals different core reduction strategies, including not only ad hoc ones based on multiplatform cores, but also discoidal and prepared cores. The use of prepared core reduction methods has already been confirmed at other Late Acheulean sites in Africa and the Middle East. Microwear traces observed on lithic artifacts could relate to on-site butchering activities.
Citation
Michalec, G., Cendrowska, M., Andrieux, E., Armitage, S. J., Ehlert, M., Kim, J. Y., Sohn, Y. K., Krupa-Kurzynowska, J., Moska, P., Szmit, M., & Masojć, M. (2021). A Window into the Early–Middle Stone Age Transition in Northeastern Africa—A Marine Isotope Stage 7a/6 Late Acheulean Horizon from the EDAR 135 Site, Eastern Sahara (Sudan). Journal of Field Archaeology, 46(8), https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2021.1993618
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Nov 11, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Feb 1, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 1, 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Field Archaeology |
Print ISSN | 0093-4690 |
Electronic ISSN | 2042-4582 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 8 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2021.1993618 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1217874 |
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