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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Archaeological Research in the Northern Lake Manyara Basin, Tanzania 2003-2004
Author:Seitsonen, OulaISNI
Year:2006
Periodical:Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa (ISSN 1945-5534)
Volume:41
Pages:41-67
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs., ills., maps
Geographic terms:Tanzania
East Africa
Subjects:archaeology
archaeological artefacts
Stone Age
Anthropology and Archaeology
Bibliography/Research
History, Archaeology
history
Manyara, Lake (Tanzania)
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/00672700609480434
Abstract:This paper describes the archaeological surveys carried out in 2003-2004 in the northern Lake Manyara Basin (Tanzania) by the University of Helsinki's Department of Archaeology, with an emphasis on the test excavations conducted at the multi-period Misfortune Hill. Special attention is paid to the preceramic Late Stone Age (LSA) lithic assemblage collected during the excavation. The lithic raw material use, artefact typology and reduction technology are described and their connection to prehistoric behaviour and site use are discussed. The preceramic lithic reduction sequence at the Misfortune Hill site is characterized by a standardized blade-based microlithic industry. The site may have served as a residentially relatively sedentary base with a subsistence emphasis on fishing. The ancient inhabitants maybe also geared-up at the site with microlithic tools for future logistical expeditions. Currently, there is evidence of pastoral neolithic (PN) presence in the study area, which is close to the southernmost known distribution of the PN traditions. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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