Aterian
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The Aterian is a Middle Stone Age stone tool industry centered in North Africa, from Mauritania to Egypt, but also possibly found in Oman and the Thar Desert. The earliest Aterian dates to c. 150,000
Aterian point from Zaccar, Djelfa region, Algeria
Specialised bone tool in the Aterian Middle Stone Age of North Africa 90,000 year-old Dar es-Soltan
Archaeological and stratigraphical context of the bone implement from Dar es-Soltan 1, dated, 90,000 years BP
Iberomaurusian
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The Iberomaurusian is a backed bladelet lithic industry found near the coasts of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It is also known from a single major site in Libya, the Haua Fteah, where the industry i
Aterian
…Homo sapiens at a number of sites in Morocco. While the Jebel Irhoud specimens were originally noted to have been similar to later Aterian and some Iberomaurusian specimens, further examinations revealed that the Jebel Irhoud specimens are similar to them in some respects but differ in that the Jebel Irhoud…
Major Iberomaurusian and Capsian sites in Northwest Africa.