A West African Middle Stone Age site dated to the beginning of MIS 5: Archaeology, chronology, and paleoenvironment of the Ravin Blanc I (eastern Senegal).

K, Douze; L, Lespez; M, Rasse; C, Tribolo; A, Garnier; B, Lebrun; N, Mercier; M, Ndiaye; B, Chevrier; E, Huysecom

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102952

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A West African Middle Stone Age site dated to the beginning of MIS 5: Archaeology, chronology, and paleoenvironment of the Ravin Blanc I (eastern Senegal).

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Douze K

Lespez L

Rasse M

Abstract

The Ravin Blanc I archaeological occurrence, dated to MIS 5, provides unprecedented data on the Middle Stone Age (MSA) of West Africa since well-contextualized archaeological sites pre-dating MIS 4/3 are extremely rare for this region. The combined approach on geomorphology, phytolith analysis, and ...

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Human behavior

Upper Pleistocene

Phytoliths

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