NDLI: Ecological Patterns in the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene in the Jebel Gharbi, Northern Libya: Chronology, Climate and Human Occupation

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Author	Barich, Barbara E. Garcea, Elena A. A.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Surveys and test excavations in the Jebel Gharbi have brought to light a large quantity of prehistoric sites indicating intensive human occupation from the Upper Pleistocene to the Holocene. Several radiometric dates (standard 14C, AMS and U/Th) provide a detailed framework of the absolute chronology of the local peopling of the area. Generalised Middle Stone Age archaeological materials represent the earliest term of reference in the geological series. Aterian complexes are well-represented, being widely spread throughout the mountain range and in the lowlands. Lower Later Stone Age, or “Dabban”, artefacts are also attested to both geological and archaeological sequences. Human occupation continued with the Upper and Final Epipalaeolithic (or “Iberomaurusian”) and later, with Capsian and Neolithic groups. Permanent and seasonal water springs and raw material sources influenced settlement strategy and selected areas offered particularly favourable conditions and became intensively occupied.Reconnaissances et sondages dans le Jebel Gharbi ont mis au jour une grande quantité de sites préhistoriques qui suggèrent une occupation intensive du Pléistocène supérieur à l’Holocène. Nombreux dates radiométriques (14C, AMS et U/Th) fournissent un cadre détaillé de la chronologie absolue de l’occupation locale de la zone. Matériels archéologiques du Paléolithique moyen représentent le terme de référence le plus ancien dans les stratigraphies géologiques. Les assemblages atériens sont bien représentés, en étant présent soit dans le massif soit dans la pleine. Des sites du Paléolithique moyen ou “Dabbéen” sont aussi connus dans les séquences géologiques et archéologiques. L’occupation humaine continue avec les Upper et Final Epipaléolithique (ou “Ibéromaurusien”) et, après, avec des groupes capsiens et néolithiques. Sources d’eau permanentes et saisonnières ont influencé la stratégie des gisements et des zones sélectionnées ont offert des conditions particulièrement favorables et sont devenu intensivement occupées.
Starting Page	87
Ending Page	97
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02630338
Journal	African Archaeological Review
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15729842
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2008-05-08
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Jebel Gharbi Libya Palaeolithic Aterian Epipalaeolithic Capsian Regional and Cultural Studies Anthropology Archaeology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Archeology Archeology (arts and humanities)

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