The use of stone at Ohalo II, a 23,000 year old site in the Jordan Valley, Israel

A wide range of stones were found at the 22,000-24,000 year old lakeshore camp of Ohalo II, the Sea of Galilee, Israel. The well-preserved camp includes the floors of six brush huts, several open-air hearths, a grave, a midden, and small installations. Stones were found in all excavated loci. These...

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Published in:	Journal of Lithic Studies
Main Authors:	Polina Spivak, Dani Nadel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Edinburgh 2016-10-01
Subjects:	Ohalo II ground stone tools Late Upper Palaeolithic submerged site preservation
Online Access:	http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1646

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