Angela E. Close, Romuald Schild, Fred Wendorf

Egypt During the Last Interglacial

The Middle Paleolithic of Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East

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Produktbeschreibung

This landmark work reports the results of the authors' six year, multinational research program on the archaeology and paleoenvironment of the Eastern Sahara. 350 illustrations and more than 200 tables serve to enhance their remarkable findings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• 1993
• Seitenzahl: 612
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 215mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1724g
• ISBN-13: 9780306444098
• ISBN-10: 0306444097
• Artikelnr.: 23409672

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.
Stratigraphy, Paleoenvironment and Chronology.
2. Contribution to the Stratigraphy of the Area of Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East.
3. Middle Paleolithic Lakes in the Southwestern Desert of Egypt.
4. Sedimentology of Pleistocene Deposits Associated with Middle Paleolithic Sites in Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East.
5. Chemical Stratigraphy of Lacustrine Sequences Deposited During Latest Pleistocene Pluvial Periods in the Eastern Sahara.
6. Lacustrine Paleoenvironments of the Area of Bir Sahara
Bir Tarfawi Area Reconstructed from Fossil Ostracods and the Chemistry of their Shells.
7. Diatoms from the Pool in Section BT
A of Bir Tarfawi.
8. The Middle Paleolithic Archaeofaunas from Bir Tarfawi (Western Desert, Egypt).
9. Fish Remains from the Last Interglacial at Bir Tarfawi (Eastern Sahara, Egypt).
10. Remains of Small Vertebrates from Bir Tarfawi and Their Paleoecological Significance.
11. Uranium
Series Dating of Carbonates from Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East.
12. Bir Tarfawi: A Stratigraphic Test of Uranium
Series Dating of Tooth Enamel.
13. Thermoluminescence Dating of Deposits from the Area of Bir Sahara East and Bir Tarfawi.
14. Thermoluminescence Dates for Burnt Earth Samples from Bir Sahara East and a Burnt Core from Bir Tarfawi.
15. Optical Dating of Sediment Samples from Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East: An Initial Report.
16. Electron Spin Resonance Dating of Tooth Enamel from Bir Tarfawi.
17. ESR Study of Materials from the Middle Paleolithic of Bir Tarfawi.
18. Chronology of Hominid Occupation at Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East, Based on the Epimerization of Isoleucine in Ostrich Eggshells.
Middle Paleolithic Archaeology Archaeological Sites in the Northern Part (Section BT
A) of Bir Tarfawi.
19. The Analysis of Middle Paleolithic Artifacts.
20. E
88
14: An Assemblage Associated with the Tarfawi White Lake.
21. Work at BT
14 During 1974.
22. BT
14 Main Excavation: The Archaeological Sequence of the East Lake (1986 and 1987 Seasons).
23. E
87
5: Occupations Dating to the Grey Phases.
Archaeological Sites in the Central Part (Section BT
B) of Bir Tarfawi.
24. E
86
1: A Site Associated with the Sand Pan.
25. E
87
4: A Sand Pan Site.
26. E
87
1: A Locality Associated with the Sand Pan Delta.
27. E
86
2: Occupations During the Grey and Green Phases.
28. E
86
3: An Assemblage in Hydromorphic and Basin
Edge Sands of the Lower Lake (Grey Phase 3).
29. E
86
4: Artifacts in Marsh
Related Sands of the Lower Lake (Grey Phase 3).
30. E
87
2: A Site in Lake
Margin Deposits of the Green Phase.
31. E
87
3: A Small, Dry
Season Occupation at the Onset of the Green Phase.
Archaeological Sites at Bir Sahara East.
32. E
88
1: The Archaeology of the Sandsheet.
33. BS
11: A Site in the Recessional Beach of West Lake 1.
34. E
88
11: A Site Associated with West Lake 2.
35. BS
12: A Site Associated with West Lake 2 (1988 Excavations).
36. E
88
2: Occupations Associated with West Lake.
Syntheses.
37. Spatial Analyses of Middle Paleolithic Localities in the Bir Tarfawi Basin: An Interpretative Studyad.
38. Summary and Conclusions.
References.

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1. Introduction.- Stratigraphy, Paleoenvironment and Chronology.- 2. Contribution to the Stratigraphy of the Area of Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East.- 3. Middle Paleolithic Lakes in the Southwestern Desert of Egypt.- 4. Sedimentology of Pleistocene Deposits Associated with Middle Paleolithic Sites in Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East.- 5. Chemical Stratigraphy of Lacustrine Sequences Deposited During Latest Pleistocene Pluvial Periods in the Eastern Sahara.- 6. Lacustrine Paleoenvironments of the Area of Bir Sahara-Bir Tarfawi Area Reconstructed from Fossil Ostracods and the Chemistry of their Shells.- 7. Diatoms from the Pool in Section BT-A of Bir Tarfawi.- 8. The Middle Paleolithic Archaeofaunas from Bir Tarfawi (Western Desert, Egypt).- 9. Fish Remains from the Last Interglacial at Bir Tarfawi (Eastern Sahara, Egypt).- 10. Remains of Small Vertebrates from Bir Tarfawi and Their Paleoecological Significance.- 11. Uranium-Series Dating of Carbonates from Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East.- 12. Bir Tarfawi: A Stratigraphic Test of Uranium-Series Dating of Tooth Enamel.- 13. Thermoluminescence Dating of Deposits from the Area of Bir Sahara East and Bir Tarfawi.- 14. Thermoluminescence Dates for Burnt Earth Samples from Bir Sahara East and a Burnt Core from Bir Tarfawi.- 15. Optical Dating of Sediment Samples from Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East: An Initial Report.- 16. Electron Spin Resonance Dating of Tooth Enamel from Bir Tarfawi.- 17. ESR Study of Materials from the Middle Paleolithic of Bir Tarfawi.- 18. Chronology of Hominid Occupation at Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East, Based on the Epimerization of Isoleucine in Ostrich Eggshells.- Middle Paleolithic Archaeology Archaeological Sites in the Northern Part (Section BT-A) of Bir Tarfawi.- 19. The Analysis of Middle Paleolithic Artifacts.- 20. E-88-14: An Assemblage Associated with the Tarfawi White Lake.- 21. Work at BT-14 During 1974.- 22. BT-14 Main Excavation: The Archaeological Sequence of the East Lake (1986 and 1987 Seasons).- 23. E-87-5: Occupations Dating to the Grey Phases.- Archaeological Sites in the Central Part (Section BT-B) of Bir Tarfawi.- 24. E-86-1: A Site Associated with the Sand Pan.- 25. E-87-4: A Sand Pan Site.- 26. E-87-1: A Locality Associated with the Sand Pan Delta.- 27. E-86-2: Occupations During the Grey and Green Phases.- 28. E-86-3: An Assemblage in Hydromorphic and Basin-Edge Sands of the Lower Lake (Grey Phase 3).- 29. E-86-4: Artifacts in Marsh-Related Sands of the Lower Lake (Grey Phase 3).- 30. E-87-2: A Site in Lake-Margin Deposits of the Green Phase.- 31. E-87-3: A Small, Dry-Season Occupation at the Onset of the Green Phase.- Archaeological Sites at Bir Sahara East.- 32. E-88-1: The Archaeology of the Sandsheet.- 33. BS-11: A Site in the Recessional Beach of West Lake 1.- 34. E-88-11: A Site Associated with West Lake 2.- 35. BS-12: A Site Associated with West Lake 2 (1988 Excavations).- 36. E-88-2: Occupations Associated with West Lake.- Syntheses.- 37. Spatial Analyses of Middle Paleolithic Localities in the Bir Tarfawi Basin: An Interpretative Studyad.- 38. Summary and Conclusions.- References.