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The earliest occupation of North-Africa : the Moroccan perspective.
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Résumé |
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The long sequence at Casablanca covers the last 5.5 Ma. The oldest lithic assemblages are found in Late Lower Pleistocene deposits, circa 1 Ma, in unit L of Thomas Quarry 1, and consist of Acheulian 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 Acheulian artefacts and rich faunas in caves (Littorines Cave at Sidi Abderrahmane, caves at Thomas Quarries 1 and 3). The variability of Acheulian assemblages is well documented following recent excavations in various sites around the well known locality of Sidi Abderrahmane (Bears Cave, Cap Chatelier, Unit L and Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry 1, Rhino Cave at Oulad Hamida Quarry 1, Sidi Abderrahmane 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 be considered in the debate on the earliest occupation of Europe.
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Auteur(s)
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Jean-Paul Raynal
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, Fatima-Zohra Sbihi Alaoui
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, Denis Geraads
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, Lionel Magoga
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, Abderrahim Mohib
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PACEA -
De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
( 205557 )
- Université de Bordeaux - Bâtiment B8 - CS50023 - Allée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire - 33615 Pessac Cedex
- France
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Université de Bordeaux ( 259761 )
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR5199 ( 441569 )
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INSAP -
Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine
( 6591 )
- Avenue John Kennedy, casier postal, Rabat, Maroc
- Maroc
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Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication ( 300125 )
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DEHIPE -
Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris]
( 432 )
- 44 rue de l'Amiral Mouchez 75014 PARIS
- France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UPR2147 ( 441569 )
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Mission Littoral
( 6205 )
- Résidence la Tour des Ailes, doulevard Franchet d'Espérey, 03200 Vichy
- France
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Chercheur indépendant ( 107396 )
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Actes |
Oui
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Invité |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
The Environmental Background to Hominid Evolution in Africa, INQUA XV international congress, Durban, South-Africa, August 1999, book of abstracts
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Titre de l'ouvrage |
The Environmental Background to Hominid Evolution in Africa, INQUA XV international congress, Durban, South-Africa, August 1999, book of abstracts
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
1999
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Page/Identifiant |
147-148
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Titre du congrès |
The Environmental Background to Hominid Evolution in Africa, INQUA XV international congress, Durban, South-Africa, August 1999, book of abstracts
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Date début congrès |
1999
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Ville |
Durban
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Pays |
Afrique du Sud
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Domaine(s) |
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Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Archéologie et Préhistoire
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Planète et Univers [physics]/Sciences de la Terre/Stratigraphie
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Planète et Univers [physics]/Sciences de la Terre/Paléontologie
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Mots-clés |
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Morocco, Casablanca, Quaternary, Lower Palaeolithic, Biostratigraphy, Hominids
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