Lithic analysis of the north African Middle Stone age from the Rhafas cave sequence

IF 1.9 3区地球科学 Q3 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL

Quaternary International Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI:10.1016/j.quaint.2025.109921

Benoit Longet , Jean-Pierre Bracco , El Hassan Talbi , Jacques Collina-Girard , Abdeljalil Bouzouggar

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Abstract

Rhafas Cave provides one of the rare dated sequences from MIS 5 in northern Morocco, showcasing a wide variety of lithic industries. Initially discovered by Jean Marion in 1950, the site was excavated by Luc Wengler's team from 1978 onwards and later by Abdeljalil Bouzouggar's teams beginning in 2007. This study aims to contribute new data to the ongoing discussions on defining North African technocomplexes through a techno-economic analysis of lithic material. Multiple dating programmes have established a chronological framework for this sequence, providing a solid foundation for developing a chronocultural model. These results reveal the succession of several technocomplexes, marked by the evolution and transformation of the technical repertoire between the late Middle and Late Pleistocene. They also highlight clear distinctions between the industries of the Early Middle Stone Age and the later phases of the Middle Stone Age.

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北非中石器时代的石器分析来自Rhafas洞穴序列

Rhafas洞穴提供了摩洛哥北部MIS 5的罕见日期序列之一，展示了各种各样的石器工业。最初由Jean Marion于1950年发现，Luc Wengler的团队从1978年开始挖掘，后来由Abdeljalil Bouzouggar的团队从2007年开始挖掘。本研究旨在通过对岩石材料的技术经济分析，为正在进行的关于定义北非技术综合体的讨论提供新的数据。多个约会项目已经为这一序列建立了时间框架，为发展时间文化模型提供了坚实的基础。这些结果揭示了几个技术复合体的演替，其特征是在中更新世晚期至晚更新世期间技术库的演化和转化。它们还突出了中石器时代早期和中石器时代后期工业之间的明显区别。

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Quaternary International 地学-地球科学综合

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

4.50%

发文量

336

审稿时长

3 months

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