Filling the void: a study of sites characterized by levallois and blade technologies in the Kilwa basin, coastal Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorBeyin, Amanuel
dc.contributor.authorRyano, Kokeli Peter
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-26T08:55:13Z
dc.date.available2021-05-26T08:55:13Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s41982-020-00070-5en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite East Africa’s vital contribution to our understanding of human evolution, there exists a major knowledge gap concerning hominin occupation of its coastal peripheries along the Indian Ocean. This paper presents the results of a recent archaeological survey in the Kilwa basin, coastal Tanzania. The survey documented two sites, namely, Mnaraeka and Mapimbi that revealed lithic assemblages featuring recurrent centripetal Levallois and blade technologies. Although absolute chronological references for the sites have yet to be established, the lithic finds characteristically fit to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) technocomplex. The inhabitants targeted locally available stone raw materials such as quartzite, quartz, and chert. The technological strategies identified in the Kilwa basin are common at inland MSA sites across eastern and southern Africa, suggesting that the coastal ecozone may have been regularly exploited by hominins that possessed versatile technologies to adapt to diverse eastern African landscapes. Our finds lay a foundational step for future interdisciplinary research in the Kilwa basin and other parts of the East African coast.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBeyin, A., & Ryano, K. P. (2020). Filling the void: a study of sites characterized by levallois and blade technologies in the Kilwa basin, coastal Tanzania. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2020(3), 1048–1094.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41982-020-00070-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3231
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectCoastal Tanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectKilwaen_US
dc.subjectSite surveyen_US
dc.subjectLithic technologyen_US
dc.subjectMiddle Stone Ageen_US
dc.subjectCoastal ecozoneen_US
dc.subjectInland sitesen_US
dc.subjectAfrican landscapesen_US
dc.titleFilling the void: a study of sites characterized by levallois and blade technologies in the Kilwa basin, coastal Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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