Neolithic occupation of an artesian spring: KS043 in the Kharga Oasis, Egypt

François Briois; Béatrix Midant-Reynes; Sylvie Marchand; Yann Tristant; Michel Wuttmann; Morgan De Dapper; Joséphine Lesur; Claire Newton

doi:10.1179/0093469012Z.00000000018

Neolithic occupation of an artesian spring: KS043 in the Kharga Oasis, Egypt

François Briois^*, Béatrix Midant-Reynes, Sylvie Marchand, Yann Tristant, Michel Wuttmann, Morgan De Dapper, Joséphine Lesur, Claire Newton

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Abstract

KS043 is a stratified site associated with a complex of artesian springs. The archaeological remains, as well as a series of radiocarbon determinations, date the site to between 4800 and 4200 B.C. Our study suggests a connection between Saharan pastoralists, forced to move into oasis areas by increasing aridification, and the first Predynastic cultures of the Nile Valley. The site is the only well dated stratified settlement attributed to the Late Neolithic in the eastern Sahara that is characterized by Tasian cultural traditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-191
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Field Archaeology
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/0093469012Z.00000000018
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

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