Encyclopedia of Prehistory

by Peregrine, Peter N.; Ember, Melvin; Human Relations Area Files, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780306462559
• ISBN10: 0306462559
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory , with regionally organized entries on each major archaeological tradition, is a comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations Area Files, and an internationally distinguished advisory board, the encyclopedia is written by noted experts in the field and edited by Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember. These volumes employ comparable units of description and analysis, making them easy to use and compare. Volume 1 focuses on Africa .

Table of Contents

Acheulean	1	(22)
Sibel Barut-Kusimba
Fred Smith
Subtraditions: African Achulean	5	(3)
European Achulean	8	(3)
Sites: Arago	11	(1)
Atapuerca	12	(1)
Biltzingsleben, Boxgrove	13	(1)
Gadeb	14	(1)
Isimila	15	(1)
Kalambo Falls	15	(1)
Kapthurin Formation	16	(1)
Olduvai Gorge	17	(1)
Olorgesailie	18	(1)
Terra Amata	19	(1)
Torralba and Ambrona	20	(1)
Vertesszollos	21	(2)
Aterian	23	(23)
Alicia Hawkins
Maxine Kleindeinst
Subtraditions: Aterian of the Eastern Sahara	26	(2)
Aterian of the Central Sahara	28	(3)
Aterian of the Coastal Maghreb	31	(1)
Aterian of the Inland Maghreb	32	(2)
Aterian of the Western Sahara	34	(1)
Sites: Adrar Bous	35	(1)
Bir el Ater	36	(1)
Dakhleh Oasis	37	(1)
Dar es-Soltan	38	(1)
El Guettar	39	(1)
Kharga Oasis	40	(2)
Mugaret el Aliya	42	(1)
Seggedim	43	(1)
Zaouia el Kebira	44	(2)
Central African Neolithic	46	(13)
Hans-Peter Wotzka
Subtraditions: North-Central African Neolithic	51	(2)
West-Central African Neolithic	53	(6)
Central African Iron Age	59	(18)
Hans-Peter Wotzka
Subtraditions: Congo Basin Iron Age	64	(6)
West-Central African Iron Age	70	(7)
Early Dynastic Egypt	77	(9)
Dmitry Proussakov
Early Khartoum	86	(9)
Frank Winchell
Subtraditions: Early Khartoum of the Central Nile Valley	89	(2)
Saharo-Sudanese Neolithic of the Nile Valley	91	(1)
Site: Khartoum Hospital	92	(3)
East African Microlithic	95	(2)
Peter N. Peregrine
East African Neolithic	97	(13)
Stanley Ambrose
Subtraditions: Eburran Phase 5	101	(2)
Elementeitan Neolithic	103	(2)
Savanna Pastoral	105	(5)
Khartoum Neolithic	110	(6)
Frank Winchell
Site: Esh Shaheinab	114	(2)
Late Paleolithic Egypt	116	(13)
Fred Wendorf
Subtraditions: Afian	118	(1)
Fakhurian	119	(1)
Kubbaniyan	120	(2)
Sebilian	122	(1)
Sites: Site E71K12	123	(4)
Site 8899	127
Sites BE71K18A to E and E71K86B	126
Site E-78-3	125	(4)
Late Pleistocene---Early Holocene Maghreb	129	(21)
David Lubell
Subtraditions: Capsian	133	(4)
Iberomaurusian	137	(3)
Sites: Afalou-bou-Rhummel	140	(1)
Ain Misteheyia	141	(1)
Columnata	142	(1)
Dra-Mta-El-Ma-El-Abiod	143	(1)
Haua Fteah	144	(1)
Kef Zoura D	145	(1)
Medjez II	146	(1)
Taforalt	147	(1)
Tamar Hat	148	(2)
Lower Egypt Predynastic	150	(11)
Christiana Kohler
Subtraditions: Lower Egyptian Chalcolithic	154	(1)
Lower Egyptian Neolithic	155	(2)
Sites: Buto	157	(1)
El Omari	157	(1)
Fayum	158	(1)
Maadi	159	(1)
Merimde-Benisalame	159	(1)
Minshat Abu Omar	160	(1)
Middle Paleolithic	161	(17)
Harold Dibble
Subtraditions: Levantine Mousterian	166	(2)
Western European Mousterian	168	(3)
Zagros Mousterian	171	(3)
Sites: Combe Grenal	174	(1)
Shanidar Cave	175	(1)
Tabun Cave	176	(2)
Middle Paleolithic Egypt	178	(12)
Fred Wendorf
Subtraditions: Eastern Saharan Middle Paleolithic	180	(3)
Nilotic Middle Paleolithic	183	(2)
Sites: Site 1017	185	(1)
Site 440	186	(1)
Site BT-14	187	(2)
Site KO6E	189	(1)
Nachikufan	190	(7)
Sheryl Miller
Sites: Nachikufu Cave	193	(1)
Leopard's Hill Cave	194	(1)
Chifubwa Stream Shelter	195	(1)
Mwela Rock Shelter	196	(1)
Neolithic of Capsian	197	(23)
Collette Roubet
Subtraditions: Atlasic Mountains of Belezma, Aures, Nemencha, and Tebessa Territories	202	(3)
Constantinois High Plateaus with Garaet and Sebkhra Lowlands	205	(3)
Saharian Atlasic Slopes and Chotts Environments in Eastern Algeria and Western Tunisia	208	(3)
Sites: Abri de Redeyef	211	(1)
Abri du Djebel Fartas and Abri des Hyenes of Dejebel Rocknia	212	(2)
Damous el Ahmar	214	(1)
Grotte Capeletti	215	(2)
Grotte du Djebel Marhsel	217	(1)
Grottes de Bou Zabaouine I et II	218	(2)
North African Protohistoric	220	(19)
Thomas Wyrwoll
Subtraditions: C-Group Culture	223	(2)
Central Saharan	225	(3)
Kerma	228	(1)
Maghrebinian	229	(2)
Punt	231	(1)
Sudano-Ethiopian Cultures	232	(3)
West Saharan Cultures	235	(1)
Sites: Amatlich (Khatt Lemaiteg)	236	(1)
Kobadi	237	(2)
Oldowan	239	(6)
Peter N. Peregrine
Subtraditions: East African Oldowan	240	(1)
South African Oldowan	241	(1)
Sites: Koobi Fora	242	(1)
Olduvai Gorge	243	(1)
Sterkfontein	243	(2)
Saharo-Sudanese Neolithic	245	(15)
Andrew Smith
Subtraditions: Acacus Mountains	248	(1)
Air and Tenere	249	(1)
Mauretania	250	(2)
Northern Sahara	252	(1)
Tilemsi	253	(1)
Western Desert Egypt	254	(1)
Sites: Adrar Bous	255	(1)
El Beyed	256	(1)
Dhar Tichitt	256	(1)
Karkarichinkat	257	(1)
Nabta Playa	258	(1)
Uan Muhggiag	259	(1)
South African Iron Age	260	(12)
John H. Robertson
Subtraditions: Dambwa	264	(2)
Kalambo	266	(2)
Kansanshi	268	(1)
Kapwirmbwe	269	(3)
Southern and Eastern Africa Later Stone Age	272	(2)
Peter N. Peregrine
Southern and Eastern Africa Middle Stone Age	274	(2)
Peter N. Peregrine
Southern Mediterranean Neolithic	276	(2)
Peter N. Peregrine
Antonio Gilman
Tshitolian	278	(9)
Sheryl Miller
Sites: Cauma	282	(1)
Dinga Kiitu	283	(1)
Lobeja-Kabala	284	(1)
Mbalambala	285	(1)
Mukambo	286	(1)
Upper Egypt Predynastic	287	(26)
Stephen H. Savage
Subtraditions: Abydos	292	(5)
Hierakonpolis	297	(4)
Nagada	301	(3)
Sites: Armant Cemeteries	304	(2)
Cemetery N7000	306	(1)
Hemamiah	307	(2)
Hierakonpolis Town Site	309	(1)
Nagada Cemeteries	310	(3)
West African Iron Age	313	(6)
Christopher DeCorse
Sam Spiers
West African Late Stone Age	319	(4)
Susan Keech McIntosh
West African Neolithic	323	(16)
Susan Keech McIntosh
Subtraditions: Central Ghana	326	(1)
Middle Nigger Basin	327	(2)
Southern Chad Basin	329	(2)
Southeastern Mauritania	331	(2)
Western Chad Basin	333	(2)
Sites: Akreijit	335	(1)
Boyasi Hill	335	(1)
Daima I	336	(1)
Gajiganna	336	(1)
K6 Rockshelter	337	(2)
West African Regional Development	339	(7)
Christopher DeCorse
Sam Spiers
Wilton	346	(9)
Lyn Wadley
Sites: Boomplaas Cave	348	(1)
Jubilee Shelter	349	(1)
Melkhoutboom Cave	350	(1)
Rose Cottage Cave	351	(1)
Wilton Rock Shelter	352	(3)
Index	355