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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The earliest occupation of North-Africa: The Moroccan perspective
Quaternary International, Volume 75, No. 1, Year 2001
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The long sequence at Casablanca covers the past 5.5 Ma. The oldest lithic assemblages are found in Late Lower Pleistocene deposits, ca. 1 Ma, in unit L of Thomas Quarry 1, and consist of Acheulean artefacts made from quartzite and flint. The first human remains discovered in this area were found in younger, Middle Pleistocene deposits and cover an important period of human evolution between Homo erectus and modern Homo. They are associated with Acheulean artefacts and rich faunal assemblages in caves (Littorina Cave at Sidi Abderrahman caves at Thomas Quarries 1 and 3). The variability of Acheulean assemblages is well documented following recent excavations in various sites around the well-known locality of Sidi Abderrahman (Bears Cave, Cap Chatelier, Unit L and Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry 1, Rhino Cave at Oulad Hamida Quarry 1, Sidi Abderrahman Extension and Sidi Al Khadir open-air sites). The Casablanca sequence offers useful data for comparison with those from other African areas where hominids appeared and developed, and should thus be considered in the debate on the earliest occupation of Europe. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Raynal, Jean Paul
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Sbihi-Alaoui, Fatima Zohra
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Ministère Des Affaires Culturelles
Geraads, Denis
France, Paris
Museé de L'homme
Magoga, Lionel
France, Vichy
Mission Archéologique Littoral-maroc
Mohi, A.
Morocco, Casablanca
Direction du Patrimoine
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Citations: 129
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
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Doi:
10.1016/S1040-6182(00)00078-1
ISSN:
10406182
Research Areas
Environmental