The Levant is a prehistoric hotspot thanks to its role as a natural corridor between Africa, Asia, and Europe. Cultural transformations happening in the first part of the Marine Isotope Stage 3 are often linked to the dispersal of new groups of apomorphic H. sapiens. The first wave introduced the Initial Upper Palaeolithic reaching SE Europe, and the second wave of dispersal introduced the early Upper Palaeolithic, which is covering all of Europe and the Levant. The Ahmarian is the Levantine expression of the early Upper Palaeolithic, and Al-Ansab 1 is one of the latest additions to the fold of Ahmarian sites. Due to its richness in findings and pristine sedimentary context, it has the potential to clarify the Ahmarian technological knowledge. The technological analysis of Al-Ansab AH1 assemblage reveals a production geared towards bladelets. This opens the chance for a reevaluation of the Ahmarian technological concept and for drawing connections with the immediately subsequent or partially contemporaneous technocomplexes found in the Levant.
Less is more: the elegance of the Ahmarian lithic production. Weniger ist mehr: die Eleganz der Steingeräteproduktion des Ahmarien
Jacopo Gennai
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2024-01-01
Abstract
The Levant is a prehistoric hotspot thanks to its role as a natural corridor between Africa, Asia, and Europe. Cultural transformations happening in the first part of the Marine Isotope Stage 3 are often linked to the dispersal of new groups of apomorphic H. sapiens. The first wave introduced the Initial Upper Palaeolithic reaching SE Europe, and the second wave of dispersal introduced the early Upper Palaeolithic, which is covering all of Europe and the Levant. The Ahmarian is the Levantine expression of the early Upper Palaeolithic, and Al-Ansab 1 is one of the latest additions to the fold of Ahmarian sites. Due to its richness in findings and pristine sedimentary context, it has the potential to clarify the Ahmarian technological knowledge. The technological analysis of Al-Ansab AH1 assemblage reveals a production geared towards bladelets. This opens the chance for a reevaluation of the Ahmarian technological concept and for drawing connections with the immediately subsequent or partially contemporaneous technocomplexes found in the Levant.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
