The Capsian Escargotières

Lubell, David; Hassan, Fekri A.; Gautier, Achilles; Ballais, Jean-Louis

doi:10.1126/science.191.4230.910

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“…These changes are penecontemporaneous with the 8200 calBP event (Alley et al 1997), also called the Abrupt Early to Mid-Holocene Climatic Transition or EMHT (Stager and Mayewski 1997). We had actually observed this previously at AM but did not identify it as such (Lubell et al 1975(Lubell et al , 1976 and that interpretation is now confirmed by isotopic analysis of the snail shells from the AM deposits and from live snails collected in the environs in 1973 (Faber et al 2007) as well as at KZD (Lubell et al 2008). …”

Section: Archaeological Stratigraphy and Regional Holocene Palaeoenvimentioning

confidence: 94%

“…1), the open-air site at Aïn Misteheyia (hereafter AM) and the rock shelter at Kef Zoura D (hereafter KZD), provide dated stratigraphic sequences in which the typological and technological changes in lithic assemblages characteristic of the distinction between Typical Capsian and Upper Capsian are most parsimoniously interpreted as a chronological sequence correlated with changes in palaeoenvironmental conditions and subsistence strategies (Lubell 1984;Lubell et al 1975Lubell et al , 1976Lubell et al , 1982. Lubell et al (1976).…”

Section: Capsian Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Aïn Misteheyia (AM) was excavated in 1973 and 1976 (Lubell et al 1975(Lubell et al , 1976(Lubell et al , 1982. It was an open-air escargotière, listed by Grébénart (1976: 51-52) as Aïn Messaïa or site 36.…”

Section: Comparison With Aïn Misteheyiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Following the procedures used at AM (Lubell et al 1976), samples were taken systematically every 5cm in the 1976 test, but this was modified in 1978 so that samples represented changes observed during excavation of the sloping and complex deposits. Hierarchical cluster analysis of these samples ( Fig.…”

Section: Stratigraphy As Shown By Variability In Land Snail Vertebramentioning

confidence: 99%

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Early and Middle Holocene Environments and Capsian Cultural Change: Evidence from the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria

Jackes

Lubell

2008

Afr Archaeol Rev

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Interdisciplinary investigations from 1973 to1978 at Aïn Misteheyia and Kef Zoura D, two stratified Capsian sites in the Télidjène Basin, Tebessa Wilaya, Algeria, have shown that palaeoenvironmental changes centred around the 8200 calBP event can be correlated with changes in subsistence and technology traditionally associated with the difference between Typical Capsian and Upper Capsian. We use data from geoarchaeological investigations, invertebrate and vertebrate faunal assemblages, and radiocarbon analyses to characterize the nature and extent of these changes.

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Section: Archaeological Stratigraphy and Regional Holocene Palaeoenvimentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Capsian Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comparison With Aïn Misteheyiamentioning

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Section: Stratigraphy As Shown By Variability In Land Snail Vertebramentioning

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Early and Middle Holocene Environments and Capsian Cultural Change: Evidence from the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria

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2008

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“…Cependant, l'oued el Akarit présenterait encore de forts débits jusque vers 3 000 B.P. (ZOUARI, 1988, p. 150), en accord avec la construction prolongée de terrasses plus au nord, dans l'étage aride ou semi-aride (LUBELL et al, 1976). A l'inverse, dans l'Extrême-Sud, les plus récents épandages à Helicella sp.…”

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Évolution holocène de la Tunisie saharienne et présaharienne

Ballais¹

1991

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On peut diviser l'Holocène de la Tunisie saharienne et présaharienne en quatre sous-périodes. L'Holocène inférieur (10 000 B.P. à environ 7 000 B.P.) est caractérisé par la croissance de l'humidité (fixation des dunes, réapparition de lacs, accumulation de la basse terrasse et élaboration du glacis holocène). Il se termine peut-être par une courte phase sèche vers 7 500 - 7 000 B.P. L'Holocène moyen ( 7 000 - 3 500 B.P.?) est probablement la sous-période de l'optimum climatique (fin de l'accumulation de la basse terrasse, épanouissement de la pédogenèse et de l'hydrographie). A l'Holocène supérieur préhistorique commence l'assèchement climatique progressif (entaille de la basse terrasse, développement de la déflation). L'Holocène supérieur historique, après une possible courte phase humide vers 2 400 B.P., se caractérise par l'accumulation de la très basse terrasse, puis son entaille et enfin par la désertification qui remobilise les sables éoliens.

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Cutmarks on Capsian human remains: implications for Maghreb Holocene social organization and palaeoeconomy

Haverkort

Lubell

1999

Int. J. Osteoarchaeol.

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In 1930, the remains of five adults, one subadult, and one infant were excavated from Site 12, a ca. 8000 bp Capsian escargotière in Algeria. Recently, cutmarks were found on several postcranial bones of each of the adult individuals. In an attempt to reconstruct the burial circumstances, archival materials including photographs and field notes were retrieved from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the Logan Museum at Beloit College, and a detailed study of the cutmarks was carried out. The cutmarks are associated mostly with long bones and skulls, while two individuals show cutmarks on the thorax. Using theories relating secondary burial practices to a nomadic lifestyle, it is hypothesized that the individuals died away from camp. Initial preparations, while awaiting transport to Site 12, involved limited exposure, followed by decapitation, dismemberment, and possibly defleshing of the thorax and removal of the internal organs. At Site 12, a formal burial ceremony was conducted during which red ochre was used. In some cases the dismembered extremities were placed in the grave with the rest of the body, but several skulls and long bones are missing. It is not known what the missing bones were used for, although Capsian groups are known for modifying human bones for either utilitarian or ritual purposes. This is the first time that cutmarks on human remains are reported for this area and period. The idea that Capsian people practiced decapitation and dismemberment has been suggested before, based on observations on other sites, however. Studies of human skeletal material from the Maghreb, often excavated decades ago, may therefore reveal similar types of evidence. It is suggested that such studies will contribute significantly to our understanding of Holocene Maghreb burial practices, and our ability to reconstruct social organization and palaeoeconomy. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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The Capsian Escargotières

Cited by 69 publications

References 7 publications

Early and Middle Holocene Environments and Capsian Cultural Change: Evidence from the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria

Early and Middle Holocene Environments and Capsian Cultural Change: Evidence from the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria

Évolution holocène de la Tunisie saharienne et présaharienne

Cutmarks on Capsian human remains: implications for Maghreb Holocene social organization and palaeoeconomy

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