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Sidi Abderrahman - Sidi Abd er Rahman; Sidi Abderrahmane

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DescriptionPalaeolithic site close to Casablanca on the Moroccan coast with Acheulean levels. There are abundant stone artifacts and a mandible attributed to Homo erectus. These are earlier than the Amirian dune (perhaps 0.5 million years old or "Mindel") and later than the Saletian dune of about 1 million years of age.
Site Name Sidi Abderrahman Alternate Site Name Sidi Abd er Rahman; Sidi Abderrahmane Description
Palaeolithic site close to Casablanca on the Moroccan coast with Acheulean levels. There are abundant stone artifacts and a mandible attributed to Homo erectus. These are earlier than the Amirian dune (perhaps 0.5…
Palaeolithic site close to Casablanca on the Moroccan coast with Acheulean levels. There are abundant stone artifacts and a mandible attributed to Homo erectus. These are earlier than the Amirian dune (perhaps 0.5 million years old or "Mindel") and later than the Saletian dune of about 1 million years of age.

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"Site Details - Sidi Abderrahman - Sidi Abd er Rahman; Sidi Abderrahmane, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-85/17-1390. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

Publications

Author Raynal, J.-P., F.-Z. Sbihi Alaoui, L. Magoga, A. Mohib, M. Zouak
Title Casablanca and the earliest occupation of North Atlantic Morocco
Publication Date 2002
Author Kipfer, Barbara Ann
Title Archaeology Wordsmith

Site Information

There are 19 specimens from this Item Group

973.1.17 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.18 - trihedral pick

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepick Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.20 - trihedral pick

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepick Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.23 - core

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typecore Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.39 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.41 - trihedral pick

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepick Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.42 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.43 - spheroid

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typespheroid Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.45 - core

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typecore Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.49 - pebble tool

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepebble tool Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.50 - trihedral pick

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepick Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.51 - pebble tool

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepebble tool Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.52 - pebble tool

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepebble tool Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.53 - protobiface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepreform Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.54 - pebble tool

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepebble tool Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.55 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.56 - pebble tool

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepebble tool Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.62 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa

973.1.63 - trihedral pick

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepick Place CollectedAfrica: Morocco, Casablanca-Anfa