Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco
pdf disponible en tant que "tiré à part" électronique pour usage scientifique privé National audience The mio-plio-pleistocene sequence at Casablanca covers the last six millions years. The age estimates for different phases of this sequence have been established by various methods : litho...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:halshs-00004042v1 2023-05-15T17:34:56+02:00 Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco Raynal, Jean-Paul Sbihi Alaoui, Fatima-Zohra Magoga, Lionel Mohib, Abderrahim Zouak, Mehdi De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA) Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP) bénévole Paris, France 2002 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042/document https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042/file/Quaternaire_2002_JPR_al.pdf en eng HAL CCSD Association française pour l'étude du Quaternaire halshs-00004042 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042/document https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042/file/Quaternaire_2002_JPR_al.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Paléorivages de Casablanca. Stratigraphie et Préhistoire ancienne au Maroc atlantique https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042 Paléorivages de Casablanca. Stratigraphie et Préhistoire ancienne au Maroc atlantique, 2002, 13 (1), pp.65-77 Morocco Mio-Plio-Pleistocene Casablanca geofacts Acheulian quartzites hominids [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2002 ftunivnantes 2023-02-08T04:32:35Z pdf disponible en tant que "tiré à part" électronique pour usage scientifique privé National audience The mio-plio-pleistocene sequence at Casablanca covers the last six millions years. The age estimates for different phases of this sequence have been established by various methods : lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, absolute dating (OSL, ESR), palaeomagnetism and aminochronology. Mio-pliocene environments are characterized at extremely rich palaeontological sites (Lissasfa, Ahl-Al-Oughlam) but these have not yet yielded hominids remains. The oldest lithic assemblages are found in Late Lower Pleistocene deposits, circa 1 Ma, in unit L of Thomas Quarry 1, and consist of Acheulian artefacts made from quartzite and flint. The first human remains discovered in this area were found in younger Middle Pleistocene deposits and cover an important period of human evolution between Homo erectus and modern Homo. They are associated with Acheulian artefacts and rich faunas in caves (Littorines Cave at Sidi Abderrahmane, caves at Thomas Quarries 1 and 3). The variability of Acheulian assemblages is well documented following recent excavations in various sites around the well known locality of Sidi Abderrahmane (Ours Cave, Cap Chatelier, Unit L and Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry 1, Rhinoceros Cave at Oulad Hamida Quarry 1, Sidi Abderrahmane Extension and Sidi Al Khadir open-air sites). The Casablanca sequence thus offers useful data for comparison with those from other African areas where hominids appeared and developed and should be considered in the debate on the earliest occupation of Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Flint ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333) |
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Morocco Mio-Plio-Pleistocene Casablanca geofacts Acheulian quartzites hominids [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies Raynal, Jean-Paul Sbihi Alaoui, Fatima-Zohra Magoga, Lionel Mohib, Abderrahim Zouak, Mehdi Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco |
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pdf disponible en tant que "tiré à part" électronique pour usage scientifique privé National audience The mio-plio-pleistocene sequence at Casablanca covers the last six millions years. The age estimates for different phases of this sequence have been established by various methods : lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, absolute dating (OSL, ESR), palaeomagnetism and aminochronology. Mio-pliocene environments are characterized at extremely rich palaeontological sites (Lissasfa, Ahl-Al-Oughlam) but these have not yet yielded hominids remains. The oldest lithic assemblages are found in Late Lower Pleistocene deposits, circa 1 Ma, in unit L of Thomas Quarry 1, and consist of Acheulian artefacts made from quartzite and flint. The first human remains discovered in this area were found in younger Middle Pleistocene deposits and cover an important period of human evolution between Homo erectus and modern Homo. They are associated with Acheulian artefacts and rich faunas in caves (Littorines Cave at Sidi Abderrahmane, caves at Thomas Quarries 1 and 3). The variability of Acheulian assemblages is well documented following recent excavations in various sites around the well known locality of Sidi Abderrahmane (Ours Cave, Cap Chatelier, Unit L and Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry 1, Rhinoceros Cave at Oulad Hamida Quarry 1, Sidi Abderrahmane Extension and Sidi Al Khadir open-air sites). The Casablanca sequence thus offers useful data for comparison with those from other African areas where hominids appeared and developed and should be considered in the debate on the earliest occupation of Europe. |
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De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA) Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP) bénévole |
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Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco |
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Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco |
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Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco |
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Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco |
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Casablanca and the Earliest Occupation of North Atlantic Morocco |
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Paléorivages de Casablanca. Stratigraphie et Préhistoire ancienne au Maroc atlantique https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00004042 Paléorivages de Casablanca. Stratigraphie et Préhistoire ancienne au Maroc atlantique, 2002, 13 (1), pp.65-77 |
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