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Here, we provide a preliminary report of the first excavated and dated Stone Age site in northern Senegal which features the youngest Middle Stone Age (MSA) technology yet documented in Africa. Ndiayène Pendao features classic MSA core axes, basally thinned flakes, Levallois points and denticu-lates mostly made from chert.
examples of such technology anywhere in Africa. The presence of MSA populations in forests remains an open question, however technological differences may correlate with various ecological zones. Later Stone Age (LSA) populations evidence significant technological diversification, including both microlithic and macrolithic traditions.
1 Μαρ 2024 · Archaeological science is a longstanding component of archaeology in Africa. •. The selected papers show its diversity and capacity for innovation in the African context. •. However, regional biases still favour Egypt, South Africa and non-African scholars. •. Enhanced efforts are needed to build capacity for sustained research within Africa.
1 Ιουλ 2017 · Archaeology in the African continent is a century-long practice, characterized largely by research approaches that do not consult and engage with local and indigenous communities.
18 Αυγ 2023 · Flaked stone (lithic) artifacts are a ubiquitous cultural material at Pleistocene sites and first appear in the archaeological record 3.3 million years ago (Ma) in East Africa. The African stone artifact record thus covers the longest time span of human prehistory compared to other regions.
PDF | On Sep 1, 2012, Peter Robertshaw published African Archaeology, Multidisciplinary Reconstructions of Africa’s Recent Past, and Archaeology’s Role in Future Collaborative Research |...
The history of research on the origins of stone knapping in Africa and the current evidence in a historical perspective is summarized and the first unmistakable evidence of tool-making dates to 2.6 Ma, the period in which Oldowan assemblages first appear in the East African record.
