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The UNESCO Libyan Valleys Survey XI: Preliminary Lithic Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

F. Hivernel
F. Hivernel*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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Abstract

This interim report describes a representative sample of the lithic material recovered during the fieldwork of the UNESCO Libyan Valleys Survey. Some of the problems relating to the dating of prehistoric artefacts in Libya are described (lack of detailed regional studies, patination). Material from three areas is described in detail; these areas being Wadi Tabunia near Gheriat el-Garbia, the Wadi N'f'd system (including its tributaries, the Wadis N'fed and Umm el-Kharab) and part of the Mizda corridor between Mizda and Gharian. Some preliminary comments are made on the date of certain sites and on the possible implications in relation to the prehistoric pattern of settlement.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 16 , 1985 , pp. 29 - 50
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 1985

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