2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.11.086
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The Middle Palaeolithic of West Africa: Lithic techno-typological analyses of the site of Tiemassas, Senegal

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“…The impression that blank production was largely determined by the shape of the original block of material was reinforced by the presence of other prepared core strategies; Kombewa and discoidal. Kombewa reduction is a widespread but rarely reported phenomenon in the MSA and Middle Palaeolithic (Bourguignon and Turq, 2003;Casini, 2010;Coulson et al, 2011;Dibble et al, 2012;Jones, 2016;McBrearty, 1988;Niang and Ndiaye, 2016;Shea, 2008;Spinapolice and Garcea, 2014;Tixier and Turq, 2011;Villa et al, 2010), first recognized in Kenya (Owen, 1938). It involves using the butt of a large flake as the point of detachment for producing an inverse, symmetrical removal that appears to have two ventral surfaces: a Janus flake.…”
Section: Core Reduction Strategies and Blank Acquisitionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The impression that blank production was largely determined by the shape of the original block of material was reinforced by the presence of other prepared core strategies; Kombewa and discoidal. Kombewa reduction is a widespread but rarely reported phenomenon in the MSA and Middle Palaeolithic (Bourguignon and Turq, 2003;Casini, 2010;Coulson et al, 2011;Dibble et al, 2012;Jones, 2016;McBrearty, 1988;Niang and Ndiaye, 2016;Shea, 2008;Spinapolice and Garcea, 2014;Tixier and Turq, 2011;Villa et al, 2010), first recognized in Kenya (Owen, 1938). It involves using the butt of a large flake as the point of detachment for producing an inverse, symmetrical removal that appears to have two ventral surfaces: a Janus flake.…”
Section: Core Reduction Strategies and Blank Acquisitionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Senegal's MIS5e Ravin Blanc I site presents affinities with the Acheulean or Sangoan, showing low frequency of Levallois implements (Douze et al, 2021), while the MIS3 Toumboura III has predominance of unidirectional single platform and prismatic technology with absence of discoidal and Levallois methods, along bifacial tool, including well-crafted by pressure technique bifacial points (Schmid et al, 2022). Tanged points occur at Tie ´massas in the coast of Senegal (Niang and Ndiaye, 2016), bifacial shaping, bifacial points and retouched blades occur at sites such as Birimi at Northern Ghana but are absent at Maadaga south of the Gobnangou Chain of Burkina Faso (Balhu, 2017;Frank et al, 2001), while Bassumpra, Pendjari and Pentenga Burkina Faso sites show the presence of microliths (Frank et al, 2001;N'Dah, 2009;Watson, 2017). The Orosobo site seems to establish a good timeframe for the presence of Levallois at ca.…”
Section: Archaeological Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The key sites they mention are Naye, Koungani, Dabia, Djammal Quarry, Ndiayene Pendao, Ndjideri, Djierigaye, Madina Cheikh Oumar, Ngnith Quarry and Mbane, which come from surface, gravel or quarry-spoil contexts. Another key study represents a reassessment of the typo-technological attributes of previously collected MSA lithic assemblages from a ferruginous gravel in sandy clay in the Tiemassas River valley (Niang and Ndiaye, 2016). In Mali, Tribolo et al (2015) have interpreted OSL age estimates from Ounjougou, a large site complex preserving evidence of human occupation during MIS 3 with different technological cultures in rapid successions or technological instability.…”
Section: Africamentioning
confidence: 99%