The Eastern Sahara is a truly fascinating place to study prehistory; despite the impression of a hostile environment, widespread and abundant archaelogical evidence suggest that the area was not always a lifeless desert. This monumental volume deals with the Halocene stratigraphy and archaeology of Nabta Playa, perhaps the largest of the deflaltional basins found in the region and one especially rich in archaeological remains documenting past human presence.
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`The Archaeology of Nabta Playa is truly an opus magnus; it is not a casual read, and it will be cited for years to come. As a valuable reference work written for interested experts, it will be of most interest to those who share similar regional and topical foci. This book is thorougly and unequivocally recommended for students of African prehistory... In terms of value for money, however, this work speaks volumes.'
The Holocene, 13:2 (2003)
`[...] it is important to stress the objective contribution that these volumes make to the prehistory of the eastern Sahara. They are extremely well produced, with ample illustrations and statistics, and no detail is spared in the description of habitation sites and small finds. Volumes 1 and 2 of Nabta Playa are a superb addition to the prehistory of the eastern Sahara.'
Antiquity, 77:297 (September 2003)
`[...] contains a marvelous range of information on many aspects of life in the Holocene of the eastern Sahara. The publication is of a very high standard - well finishes and proofread - and should grace the shelves of Saharanists, as well as any university library where African history is taught.'
Journal of Anthropological Research, 59 (2003)
"It is clear that this book is a milestone. Wendorf and his team are to be enthusistically congratulated for contributing to the renewal of some critical theoretical and historical problems, and for their exemplary multidisciplinary research strategy." (Savino di Lernia; African Archaeological Review, 21:1)
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`[...] contains a marvelous range of information on many aspects of life in the Holocene of the eastern Sahara. The publication is of a very high standard - well finishes and proofread - and should grace the shelves of Saharanists, as well as any university library where African history is taught.' Journal of Anthropological Research, 59 (2003)
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`[...] it is important to stress the objective contribution that these volumes make to the prehistory of the eastern Sahara. They are extremely well produced, with ample illustrations and statistics, and no detail is spared in the description of habitation sites and small finds. Volumes 1 and 2 of Nabta Playa are a superb addition to the prehistory of the eastern Sahara.' Antiquity, 77:297 (September 2003)
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obverse retouch, tertiary blanks, humid interphase, single endscraper, flint blank, dexter edge, continuous retouch, simple perforator, unidentifiable flakes, denticulated endscraper, tertiary pieces, playa silts, multiple platform cores, elongated scalene triangle, inverse retouch, alternating retouch, blades from single platform cores, retouch forming, major artifact categories, tertiary flakes, strangulated piece, proximal truncation, denticulated flake, gray ashy sand, inverse backing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Neolithic, Final Neolithic, Bir Kiseiba, North Africa, Gebel Nabta, Stabilization Zone, Phase Locality, Younger Dune, Varia Scaled, Middle Paleolithic, Perforators Simple, Red Sea, Southern Methodist University, Bir Tarfawi, Late Paleolithic, Varia Piece, Fred Wendorf, Bir Sahara, Burins Dihedral, Frequencies of Major Artifact Categories, Middle Cultural Level, Abu Ballas, Bir Murr, Endscrapers Single, Truncations Truncated New!
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obverse retouch, tertiary blanks, humid interphase, single endscraper, flint blank, dexter edge, continuous retouch, simple perforator, unidentifiable flakes, denticulated endscraper, tertiary pieces, playa silts, multiple platform cores, elongated scalene triangle, inverse retouch, alternating retouch, blades from single platform cores, retouch forming, major artifact categories, tertiary flakes, strangulated piece, proximal truncation, denticulated flake, gray ashy sand, inverse backing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Neolithic, Final Neolithic, Bir Kiseiba, North Africa, Gebel Nabta, Stabilization Zone, Phase Locality, Younger Dune, Varia Scaled, Middle Paleolithic, Perforators Simple, Red Sea, Southern Methodist University, Bir Tarfawi, Late Paleolithic, Varia Piece, Fred Wendorf, Bir Sahara, Burins Dihedral, Frequencies of Major Artifact Categories, Middle Cultural Level, Abu Ballas, Bir Murr, Endscrapers Single, Truncations Truncated New!
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