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A Handaxe from Kathu Pan and the chronology of the ESA /MSA in South Africa

Posted on 09/25/2011 by Katzman

Handaxe made of banded ironstone, Kathu Pan, McGregor Museum, Kimberley Photo © Michael Cope This Handaxe was found embedded in an exposed stratigraphic sequence in a sinkhole at Kathu Pan in the Northern Cape, South Africa, and dated by association … Continue reading →

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Pointed Blade from the Mousterian of the Abri de la Gane (Groléjac)

Posted on 10/18/2010 by Katzman

Delicate pointed blade from the la Gane site,  allready mentioned in an earlier post. The artifact comes from one of the Mousterian layers (MTA? M. Typique?). Lames produced from Levallois and non-Levallois Cores are a common feature in some Mousterian industries. … Continue reading →

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Ein Avdat: Elongated Levallois Point with broken tip

Posted on 09/28/2010 by Katzman

Ein Avdat in the Avdat/Aqev Area is a spectacular narrow canyon in the Negev, south of the Sdeh Boker kibbutz. At the opening of the canyon the water of numerous springs descends into two deep pools in a series of … Continue reading →

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Levallois Technology

Posted on 09/26/2010 by Katzman

The term “Levallois” was used as early as the 1860s to refer to large and flat flakes discovered at Levallois- Perret, a suburb of Paris, by the geologist Reboux. Gabriel de Mortillet in his “Musée préhistorique” already showed Levallois flakes … Continue reading →

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