Middle Paleolithic Shell Beads in Israel and Algeria
Marian Vanhaeren
(1)
,
Francesco d'Errico
(2)
,
Chris Stringer
(3)
,
Sarah L. James
(4)
,
Jonathan A. Todd
(3)
,
Henk Mienis
(5)
Francesco d'Errico
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Résumé
Perforated marine gastropod shells at the western Asian site of Skhul and the North African site of Oued Djebbana indicate the early use of beads by modern humans in these regions. The remoteness of these sites from the seashore and a comparison of the shells to natural shell assemblages indicate deliberate selection and transport by humans for symbolic use. Elemental and chemical analyses of sediment matrix adhered to one Nassarius gibbosulus from Skhul indicate that the shell bead comes from a layer containing 10 human fossils and dating to 100,000 to 135,000 years ago, about 25,000 years earlier than previous evidence for personal decoration by modern humans in South Africa.
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Archéologie et PréhistoireFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Middle Paleolithic Shell Beads in Israel and Algeria
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Résumé |
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Perforated marine gastropod shells at the western Asian site of Skhul and the North African site of Oued Djebbana indicate the early use of beads by modern humans in these regions. The remoteness of these sites from the seashore and a comparison of the shells to natural shell assemblages indicate deliberate selection and transport by humans for symbolic use. Elemental and chemical analyses of sediment matrix adhered to one Nassarius gibbosulus from Skhul indicate that the shell bead comes from a layer containing 10 human fossils and dating to 100,000 to 135,000 years ago, about 25,000 years earlier than previous evidence for personal decoration by modern humans in South Africa.
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Auteur(s) |
Marian Vanhaeren
1
, Francesco d'Errico
2
, Chris Stringer
3
, Sarah L. James
4
, Jonathan A. Todd
3
, Henk Mienis
5
1
ArScAn -
Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
( 1003 )
- MSH Mondes (bâtiment René-Ginouvès). 21, allée de l’Université 92023 NANTERRE Cedex
- France
2
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
3
NHM -
The Natural History Museum [London]
( 310641 )
- Royaume-Uni
4
Department of Mineralogy
( 106054 )
- London SW7 5BD
- Royaume-Uni
5
Department of Zoology
( 136715 )
- Tel Aviv University, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, IL-69978 Tel Aviv
- Israël
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2006
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Volume |
312
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Page/Identifiant |
1785 – 1788
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Mots-clés |
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Palaeolithic, perforated marine gastropod shells, Nassarius gibbosulus
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