The Transition from Hunting–Gathering to Food Production in the Gamo Highlands of Southern Ethiopia

Arthur, John W.; Curtis, Matthew C.; Arthur, Kathryn Weedman; Coltorti, Mauro; Pieruccini, Pierluigi; Lesur, Joséphine; Fuller, Dorian Q.; Lucas, Leilani; Conyers, Lawrence B.; Stock, Jay T.; Stretton, Sean; Tykot, Robert H.

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“…This inactive volcano is visible from the entrance to Sodicho Cave, another site with the same environmental context (Hensel et al 2019). Further sites in the region are Mota, Tuwatey and Gulo Cave (Arthur et al 2019). Their assemblages date from the middle and late Holocene.…”

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Hunter-gatherers of the high-altitude Afromontane forest – the Holocene occupation of Mount Dendi, Ethiopia

Schepers

Lesur

Vogelsang

2020

Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

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Dendi Lake Rockshelter is situated about 100 km west of Addis Ababa on the west-central part of the Ethiopian Plateau in the Ginchi woreda of Ethiopia's Oromiya regional state. In October 2012, a team from the University of Cologne excavated a testtrench that revealed four archaeological complexes that could clearly be distinguished on a typological basis as well as by radiocarbon dates. This article focuses on the lithic artefacts recovered from the excavation and specifically the microliths that are one of the main characteristics of the Later Stone Age. Their high variability in this assemblage is a common feature of contemporaneous sites in the Horn of Africa. The rockshelter is situated in a high-altitude Afromontane forest and was most probably used for short-term stays by groups of hunters. RÉSUMÉLe refuge de Dendi Lake Rock Shelter est situé à environ 100 km à l'ouest d'Addis Abeba, sur le plateau éthiopien du centre-ouest, dans le woreda de Ginchi de l'État régional d'Oromiya, en Éthiopie. En octobre 2012, une équipe de l'Université de Cologne a réalisé un sondage qui a révélé quatre complexes archéologiques clairement distingués par les modes typologiques ainsi que par les datations radiocarbones. L'article portera principalement sur l'industrie lithique, notamment les microlithes qui sont l'une des principales caractéristiques du Later Stone Age. Leur grande variabilité dans cet assemblage est une caractéristique commune aux sites contemporains de la Corne de l'Afrique. L'abri est situé dans une forêt afromontane de haute altitude et était très probablement utilisé par des groupes de chasseurs pour des séjours de courte durée.

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“…Core colour is mostly brown or light red, but in one case white. Red slip was applied to the inner and outer surfaces and its use is also reported from Mota and Tuwatey Caves in the Gamo Highlands of southwestern Ethiopia (Arthur et al 2019).…”

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Hunter-gatherers of the high-altitude Afromontane forest – the Holocene occupation of Mount Dendi, Ethiopia

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Lesur

Vogelsang

2020

Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

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“…Under ideal conditions, for example, it is possible to estimate meat yields for a given collection of animal bones, but high bone fragmentation rates are characteristic of many Late Holocene sites across eastern Africa. It is also rare to have sites where the entire assemblage of plant remains exceeds a few dozen seeds, even with intensive flotation of soil samples (e.g., Arthur et al 2019;Crowther et al 2018). As a result, archaeologists explore a broad array of proxies and correlates for reconstructing dimensions of food security in periods before written records.…”

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“…This era was also characterized with the use of obsidian stone tools (Hamilton et al 2009). In Mota cave, Africa, early hominin relied on obsidian tools to hunt small to large mammals including Bovid, klipspringer, Suid, monkey, and hare (Arthur et al 2019).…”

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Rise of The Tools and Dawn of The Giants: Defaunation of Paleo Mammals of Pawon 6-9 ka

Wibowo¹

2020

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One of factors causing decline of paleo fauna is related to the hunting activities and the use of tools by early hominin. This study aims to observe the relationships of tools and abundances of mammals in early hominin occupancy in Pawon cave for the period of 6000-9000 year ago (ka). The results show low abundances of medium to large mammals. While obsidian tools numbers were observed high. From 8 to 9 ka there were abrupt reductions and followed with the disappearance of medium-large sized mammals included Tragulidae and Bovidae in 6 ka. Simultaneously, uses of obsidian tools in 8-9 ka were common. The reconstructed paleo climate may contribute to the decline of paleo mammal abundances. The temperatures were increasing from 27 0C in 9 ka to 28 0C in 6 ka. Periods of 6-7 ka were indicated by declines of Bovidae and obsidian tools as well. Nonetheless in these periods, there were increase in numbers of pottery and Suidae remains indicated the transition from hunting-gatherer to sedentary prehistoric life

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The Transition from Hunting–Gathering to Food Production in the Gamo Highlands of Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 31 publications

References 90 publications

Hunter-gatherers of the high-altitude Afromontane forest – the Holocene occupation of Mount Dendi, Ethiopia

Hunter-gatherers of the high-altitude Afromontane forest – the Holocene occupation of Mount Dendi, Ethiopia

Usable Pasts Forum: Critically Engaging Food Security

Rise of The Tools and Dawn of The Giants: Defaunation of Paleo Mammals of Pawon 6-9 ka

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