Thermoluminescence Dating of a Middle Palaeolithic Occupation at Sodmein Cave, Red Sea Mountains (Egypt)

Mercier, Norbert; Valladas, Hélène; Froget, L.; Joron, Jean-Louis; Vermeersch, Pierre; Peer, Philip Van; Moeyersons, J

doi:10.1006/jasc.1998.0369

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“…Common to these finds is a technological package composed of the Levallois Nubian technology alongside both Levallois centripetal and bidirectional modes of production. Although sparse, all dated assemblages containing Nubian technology are assigned to MIS5 (Mercier et al 1999;Rose et al 2011;Schmidt et al 2015;Van Peer & Vermeersch 2007;Van Peer et al 2010). The distinctive technological characteristics, geographical extent and chronology advocate using the Nubian technology as a possible marker for human dispersals and interactions between Eastern Africa the Nile valley the southern Levant and Arabia (Crassard & Hilbert 2013;Goder-Goldberger et al 2016;Hilbert et al 2017;Rose et al 2011;Usik et al 2013).…”

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Middle Palaeolithic find spots with Nubian cores from the Southern Negev and the Arava, Israel

Goldberger

Ginat

Ragolski

et al. 2017

JLS

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Abstract:This is a report of results from a cursory survey of several Middle Paleolithic find spots from the Arava, Israel, conducted as part of a broader collaboration between the Dead Sea and Arava Science Center and the Israel Antiquities Authority. A series of find spots were recorded on the eastern flanks of the Zehiha hills and on the northern terraces of Wadi Paran. These finds consist of mostly Middle Paleolithic artifacts including Levallois centripetal, bidirectional and Nubian cores. The presence of Nubian cores within this technological constellation is of interest in light of recent discussions regarding archaeological markers of modern human dispersals out of Africa and feasible routes into Eurasia and Arabia. The Nubian core technology, a specific variant of the Levallois technology is found within a defined and continuous geographic region and is perceived as penecontemporaneous. Sites with a similar technological package are found to the east at Al-Jawf, within the Arabian Peninsula, as well as to the North-West, within the central Negev highlands, at the localities of Har Oded and H2. The distinctive technological characteristics, geographical extent and chronology advocate its use as a possible marker for human dispersals and interactions between Eastern Africa, the Nile Valley, the southern Levant and Arabia.

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Middle Palaeolithic find spots with Nubian cores from the Southern Negev and the Arava, Israel

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Ginat

Ragolski

et al. 2017

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“…We recognize that eastern Africa thus provides a useful but imperfect geographic unit. Alternative approaches could emphasize different boundaries, for example, comparing Red Sea coastal sites such as Abdur in Eritrea (Walter et al 2000) with sites farther north and not included in this review such as Sodmein Cave in Egypt (Mercier et al 1999;Vermeersch et al 1994).…”

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Variability in the Middle Stone Age of Eastern Africa

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Current Anthropology

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“…In this cavern more than 4 m of stratified human occupation debris can be identified, spanning from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, where the lowermost layers have been assigned to 118 ka BP and give evidence for more humid climate conditions (Mercier et al, 1999;Moeyersons et al, 2002). Thus, the development of the cave in the Eocene Thebes limestone is assigned as karstic, but a system of local faults and associated shear zones with vertical displacement surround the cave, which may have also played an important role in shaping the appearance of the cave.…”

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Geoarchaeological site documentation and analysis of 3D data derived by terrestrial laser scanning

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Zellmann

Kindermann

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ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Terrestrial laser scanning was conducted to document and analyse sites of geoarchaeological interest in Jordan, Egypt and Spain. In those cases, the terrestrial laser scanner LMS-Z420i from Riegl was used in combination with an accurate RTK-GPS for georeferencing of the point clouds. Additionally, local surveying networks were integrated by established transformations and used for indirect registration purposes. All data were integrated in a workflow that involves different software and according results. The derived data were used for the documentation of the sites by accurate plans and cross-sections. Furthermore, the 3D data were analysed for geoarchaeological research problems, such as volumetric determinations, the ceiling thickness of a cave and lighting simulations based on path tracing. The method was reliable in harsh environmental conditions, but the weight of the instrument, the measuring time and the minimum measurement distance were a drawback. However, generally an accurate documentation of the sites was possible. Overall, the integration in a 3D GIS is easily possible by the accurate georeference of the derived data. In addition, local survey results are also implemented by the established transformations. Enhanced analyses based on the derived 3D data shows promising results.

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Thermoluminescence Dating of a Middle Palaeolithic Occupation at Sodmein Cave, Red Sea Mountains (Egypt)

Cited by 50 publications

References 4 publications

Middle Palaeolithic find spots with Nubian cores from the Southern Negev and the Arava, Israel

Middle Palaeolithic find spots with Nubian cores from the Southern Negev and the Arava, Israel

Variability in the Middle Stone Age of Eastern Africa

Geoarchaeological site documentation and analysis of 3D data derived by terrestrial laser scanning

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