Late Paleolithic and Neolithic Grinding Implements in Egypt

This paper describes the manufacture and function of several forms of grinding implements found in Late Paleolithic and Neolithic sites along the Nile. When the assemblages are compared, a trend toward sophistication and standardization is indicated by the Neolithic collections. The sheer quantity of grinding stones in this period reflects the increased importance of domesticated plants and communal grain processing activities are suggested

Archaeology · Art · Biology · Domestication · Geography · Grinding · Middle Paleolithic · Pleistocene · Sophistication · Upper Paleolithic · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology

• An Introduction to the Study of (Late) Prehistoric Ground Stone Artefacts in the Western Part of Jebel Sabaloka in Central Sudan / Úvod do studia pravěkých broušených kamenných artefaktů ze západní části pohoří Sabaloka ve středním Súdánu

  Open Access•Jaroslav Řídký, Ladislav Varadzin et al.•Památky archeologické•2022

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