Direct 14C Dating of Early and Mid-Holocene Saharan Pottery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lamia Messili |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3–4 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16364 |
| OpenAlex | W4230023878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
The aim of this study is to directly radiocarbon date pottery from prehistoric rock-art shelters in the Tassili n'Ajjer (central Sahara). We used a combined geochemical and microscopic approach to determine plant material in the pottery prior to direct 14C dating. The ages obtained range from 5270 ± 35 BP (6276–5948 cal BP) to 8160 ± 45 BP (9190–9015 cal BP), and correlate with the chronology derived from pottery typology. Our results document the transition from pre-Pastoral to Pastoral contexts, dated to the early-mid Holocene transition, and confirm that vegetal temper in pottery can provide reliable 14C ages within Saharan contexts
Archaeology · Chronology · Geography · Holocene · Pottery · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Typology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |