NOTE ON SOME QUARTZITE BLADELETS OF ASSA (SOUTHERN MOROCCO)

Some very small artefacts discovered in the area of Assa (Southern Morocco) are described in this note. The bladelets that constitute this series are typical of the type and shape of the Epipalaeolithic of the Maghrib. However, the raw material used (quartzite) did not allow the knapper to obtain sh...

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Published inLithic technology Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 137 - 138
Main Author Rodrigue, Alain
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa 01.10.2006
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Quartzite
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Summary:Some very small artefacts discovered in the area of Assa (Southern Morocco) are described in this note. The bladelets that constitute this series are typical of the type and shape of the Epipalaeolithic of the Maghrib. However, the raw material used (quartzite) did not allow the knapper to obtain sharp tips or cutting edges. The intended purpose of these objects is therefore enigmatic. This may be the first time that such an industry, knapped from quartzite, has ever been collected in Morocco.
ISSN:0197-7261
2051-6185
DOI:10.1080/01977261.2006.11721036