Palaeolithic Quarrying Sites In Upper And Middle Egypt (Egyptian Prehistory Monographs)

By Pierre M. Vermeersch

Subjects: Prospection archéologique, Antiquities, Antiquités, Outils en chert, Paléolithique moyen, Fouilles (Archéologie), Egypt, history, Prehistoric Quarries and quarrying, Prehistoric Tools, Paleolithic period, Outils préhistoriques, Carrières préhistoriques, Chert implements, Archaeological surveying, Excavations (archaeology), africa, Excavations (Archaeology)

Description: This book is an edited publication of several excavation campaigns in Egypt, oriented towards the understanding of the chert extraction techniques employed by Middle and early Upper Palaeolithic humans in the lower desert of the Egyptian Nile Valley between Tahta and Qena.