L'industrie microlithique du Paléolithique inférieur de Bizat Ruhama, Israël

Yossi Zaidner; Avraham Ronen; Jan Michal Burdukiewicz

doi:10.1016/S0003-5521(03)00010-4

L'industrie microlithique du Paléolithique inférieur de Bizat Ruhama, Israël

Translated title of the contribution: The Lower Palaeolithic microlithic industry of Bizat Ruhama, Israel

Yossi Zaidner^*, Avraham Ronen, Jan Michal Burdukiewicz

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Abstract

Bizat Ruhama is a lower Palaeolithic site in the southern coastal plain of Israel. The site was recently dated to ca. 1ma. In terms of lithic industry, Bizat Ruhama is a unique phenomenon amongst the Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Levant. The lithic assemblage of the site is characterized by the production of small (ca. 25mm) tools, flakes and cores. An in-depth technotypological study was made in attempt to reconstruct the production mode of these artifacts. The results presented here reveal a well-developed cognitive production process, which includes selection of special-sized raw material, production of desired blanks and their subsequent shaping into tools. The implications of this study contribute significantly to our understanding of the phenomenon of lower Palaeolithic microlithic industries in Eurasia.

Translated title of the contribution	The Lower Palaeolithic microlithic industry of Bizat Ruhama, Israel
Original language	French
Pages (from-to)	203-222
Number of pages	20
Journal	Anthropologie
Volume	107
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-5521(03)00010-4
State	Published - Apr 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Israël
Lower Palaeolithic
Monolithic assemblage

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