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El Ma-el-Abiod - El Ma el Abiod

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DescriptionA rich site (with some several thousand recovered artifacts) which has some of the finest late Acheulean handaxes, manufactured with a precision rarely seen elsewhere in the world. Most of the artifacts from this site are Acheulean stages VII and VIII.

Site Name El Ma-el-Abiod Alternate Site Name El Ma el Abiod Description
A rich site (with some several thousand recovered artifacts) which has some of the finest late Acheulean handaxes, manufactured with a precision rarely seen elsewhere in the world. Most of the artifacts from this…
A rich site (with some several thousand recovered artifacts) which has some of the finest late Acheulean handaxes, manufactured with a precision rarely seen elsewhere in the world. Most of the artifacts from this site are Acheulean stages VII and VIII.

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"Site Details - El Ma-el-Abiod - El Ma el Abiod, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-79/17-1368. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

Publications

Author Camps, Gabriel
Title Les Civilisations Préhistoriques de l'Afrique du nord et du Sahara
Publication Date 1974

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There are 1 specimens from this Item Group

973.1.1 - lanceolate biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedAfrica: Algeria