Technological analysis of the Baboungué collections, Central African Republic: New data on the Early Stone Age macro-tools

IF 0.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY
Eugenius Olafianto Drespriputra Wisnuwardhana , Isis Mesfin , David Pleurdeau
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Despite numerous sites attributed to Early Stone Age (ESA), the emergence and diversification of lithic industries in Central African Republic is still challenging for discussion. Among all these sites, those located near Baboungué village have been reported by Roger de Bayle des Hermens in the late 1960s, and provided artifacts from two localities, namely Baboungué 1 and Baboungué 2. Both sites are situated around 800 meters from Baboungué village within the Sangha River alluvial deposits. Nowadays, the lithic assemblages from Baboungué are stored at the Institut de Paléontologie Humaine, Paris, France. In this paper, we reappraise a selection of 90 pieces from both localities (Baboungué 1 = 26 and Baboungué 2 = 74), which have already been identified and classified by R. de Bayle des Hermens in “Recherches préhistoriques en République centrafricaine” (1975). He used a morphological and typological approach. We decided to apply a new technological approach on these collections. Reduction strategies (flaking and shaping) and techno-functional analysis were applied with a focus on the shaped tools and pebble tools. Even though, the classification made by R. de Bayle des Hermens is taken into consideration in our study. We introduced several new categories such as Large Flake Tools, and Trifacial Shaped Tools. We expose the unexpected diversity of Baboungué shaped tools and pebble tools both in terms of production and techno-function (structural specificities). This paper also describes for the first time the trifacial shaping strategies for Central African ESA, whereas traditional ESA bifacial shaping is absent. Finally, we question the techno-cultural and functional significance of these collections marked by robust to massive stone tools.

对中非共和国 Baboungué 藏品的技术分析:关于早石器时代大型工具的新数据
尽管有许多遗址被认为是早期石器时代(ESA)的遗址,但中非共和国石器工业的出现和多样化仍有待讨论。在所有这些遗址中,位于 Baboungué 村附近的遗址由 Roger de Bayle des Hermens 于 20 世纪 60 年代末报告,并提供了两个地点的文物,即 Baboungué 1 号和 Baboungué 2 号。这两个遗址都位于距 Baboungué 村约 800 米的桑加河冲积层中。目前,来自 Baboungué 的石器组合保存在法国巴黎人类古生物研究所。在本文中,我们重新评估了从这两个地点(巴布恩盖 1 = 26 和巴布恩盖 2 = 74)精选出的 90 件石器,R. de Bayle des Hermens 曾在《中非共和国原始研究》(1975 年)中对这些石器进行过鉴定和分类。他采用的是形态学和类型学方法。我们决定对这些藏品采用新的技术方法。我们采用了还原策略(剥落和塑形)和技术功能分析,重点是塑形工具和卵石工具。尽管如此,我们的研究还是考虑到了 R. de Bayle des Hermens 所做的分类。我们引入了几个新的类别,如大型薄片工具和三面形工具。我们揭示了巴本盖形器和卵石器在生产和技术功能(结构特征)方面意想不到的多样性。本文还首次描述了中非欧空局的三面形塑造策略,而传统的欧空局双面形塑造并不存在。最后,我们对这些以粗壮到巨大石器为特征的石器收藏的技术文化和功能意义提出了质疑。
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Anthropologie
Anthropologie ANTHROPOLOGY-
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期刊介绍: First published in 1890, Anthropologie remains one of the most important journals devoted to prehistoric sciences and paleoanthropology. It regularly publishes thematic issues, originalsarticles and book reviews.
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