An investigation of Late Palaeolithic stone tool assemblages from the Nejd Plateau, Southern Oman
Technological and typological analysis of lithic assemblages from southern Oman have been undertaken for this study. These assemblages are characterized by the production of elongated end products (i.e., blades/leptoliths) using varied core reduction modalities exemplified here. These modalities have been identified based on technological analysis of production waste and core reconstructions using artefact refittings. Such blade technologies are accompanied by formal tool such as tanged projectile called Fasad point, burins, endscrapers and pseude-backed knifes. This technological and typological package has been identified on both systematic surface collections and stratified sites, making it possible to place these assemblages chronologically between 10.000 and 7.000 before present (BP). The chronological and techno-typological characterization of these blade assemblages warrants its status as a lithic industry of the Late Palaeolithic technocomplex. At present, blade assemblages from stratified sites in Yemen (Shiâbat Dihya) and Oman (al Hatab) which dated to 55.000 and 11.000 BP, represent the possible source of the techno/typological package found across Southern Oman at the beginning of the Holocene.
Hilbert, Yamandu Hieronymus
CC Archaeology
An investigation of Late Palaeolithic stone tool assemblages from the Nejd Plateau, Southern Oman. Technological and typological analysis of lithic assemblages from southern Oman have been undertaken for this study. These assemblages are characterized by the production of elongated end products (i.e., blades/leptoliths) using varied core reduction modalities exemplified here. These modalities have been identified based on technological analysis of production waste and core reconstructions using artefact refittings. Such blade technologies are accompanied by formal tool such as tanged projectile called Fasad point, burins, endscrapers and pseude-backed knifes. This technological and typological package has been identified on both systematic surface collections and stratified sites, making it possible to place these assemblages chronologically between 10.000 and 7.000 before present (BP). The chronological and techno-typological characterization of these blade assemblages warrants its status as a lithic industry of the Late Palaeolithic technocomplex. At present, blade assemblages from stratified sites in Yemen (Shiâbat Dihya) and Oman (al Hatab) which dated to 55.000 and 11.000 BP, represent the possible source of the techno/typological package found across Southern Oman at the beginning of the Holocene.
investigation late palaeolithic stone_tool assemblage plateau southern oman technological_typological analysis lithic assemblage southern oman undertaken study assemblage characterize production elongate end product use vary core reduction modality exemplify here modality identify base technological_analysis production waste core reconstruction use artefact blade technology accompany formal tool projectile call point knife technological_typological package identify systematic surface_collection stratify site make_possible place assemblage chronologically present chronological typological characterization blade assemblages warrant status lithic industry late palaeolithic present blade assemblage stratify site yemen oman date represent possible source typological package find across southern oman begin holocene