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Autor:
Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
African Archaeological Review. 34:177-191
A comparative study of lithic assemblages from the Gash Delta lowlands of eastern Sudan and from Seglamen in the highlands of northern Ethiopia is used to investigate the origins of the pre-Aksumite people and their anonymous predecessors. Multiple s
Autor:
Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 48:380-402
Among pre-Aksumite lithic assemblages and surface collections from highland northern Ethiopia, well-made convex scraper-like forms are frequently encountered that exhibit a previously unrecognised form of use-wear. Evidence derived from close examina
Autor:
Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
African Archaeological Review. 30:285-303
Traditional Ethiopian and European processes of parchment manufacture and their associated tools are described and compared with artefacts recovered from an important pre-Aksumite site at Seglamen, in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Many close si
Autor:
Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 47:509-530
Although non-rotary grindstones (saddle querns) and related artefacts are not infrequently encountered on Holocene archaeological sites in many parts of Africa, they are rarely studied. This paper begins to remedy that omission by looking at the vari
Autor:
Marlize Lombard, Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
Scopus-Elsevier
The invention of the bow and arrow was a pivotal moment in the human story and its earliest use is a primary quarry of the modern researcher. Since the organic parts of the weapon – wood, bone, cord and feathers – very rarely survive, the deducti
Autor:
Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
African Archaeological Review. 26:45-58
Extended research covering an area of approximately 300 sq km centered on the ancient metropolis of Aksum has revealed a coherent sequence of development in stone tool production and use spanning most of the last millennium BC and the first millenniu
Autor:
Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 41:27-40
Functional consideration of two of the more enigmatic types of Aksumite structures, together with a brief consideration of local place names and of some topographic features suggests that the lure of gold may have been a prime causative factor respon
Autor:
Federica Sulas, Laurel Phillipson
Publikováno v:
Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 40:1-18
Summary Detailed study of lithic assemblages from Mai Agam and other sites at Aksum, Ethiopia, demonstrates cultural continuity from prehistoric times and the adaptation of an earlier Late Stone Age technology to meet the needs of a complex, urban so