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For Africa south of the Sahara, African archaeology is classified in a slightly different way, with the Paleolithic generally divided into the Early Stone Age, the Middle Stone Age, and the Later Stone Age. [6] [page needed] After these three stages come the Pastoral Neolithic, the Iron Age and then later historical periods.
Pages in category "Archaeological cultures of Africa" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Merimde culture; Mousterian; N. Nderit pottery; T.
This is a list of archaeologists – people who study or practise archaeology, the study of the human past through material remains. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In 2019, archaeologists discovered a 30,000-year-old Middle-Stone Age rock shelter at the Fincha Habera site in Bale Mountains of Ethiopia at over 11,000 feet above sea level. This dwelling was the earliest proof of the highest-altitude of human occupation. Thousands of animal bones, hundreds of stone tools, and ancient fireplaces were revealed.
The Cradle of Humankind [1] [2] [3] is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. . Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, [4] the site is home to the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains anywhere in the w
Human settlements in present-day Ethiopia began at least in the Late Stone Age, and the agricultural revolution took place in the third millennium BCE. Ethnolinguistic groups of Afroasiatic speakers (namely Semitic , Cushitic , and Omotic ) and Nilo-Saharan speakers —defined by new ethnic, cultural, and linguistic identities—emerged around ...
Pages in category "Archaeologists of Africa" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Felix A. Chami; L.
The Awash Valley. The term "Middle Stone Age" (MSA) was proposed to the African Archaeological Congress by Goodwin and Van Riet Lowe in 1929. The use of these terms was officially abandoned in 1965, [8] although the term remains in use in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, beginning with a transitional late Acheulean period known as the Fauresmith industry.