caa a22 4500 465803318 CHVBK 20180323112057.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19901201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01116872 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01116872 Palaeolithic chert exploitation in the limestone stretch of the Egyptian Nile Valley [Elektronische Daten] [Pierre Vermeersch, Etienne Paulissen, Philip Van Peer] Different raw material procurement strategies are attested in the limestone stretch of the Egyptian Nile Valley. Chert cobbles from Nile terraces or from their derived deposits were generally used. Four main procurement strategies have been recognized. During the Middle Palaeolithic intensive surface collecting was the most common strategy. However, open quarrying techniques involving features such as ditches are also attested. True subterranean mining with vertical shafts and underground galleries was known by the Early Upper Palaeolithic at 35,000 years BP. Extracted nodules were processed at the procurement sites. The study of the reduction strategies has proved valuable in gaining a better understanding of the Palaeolithic sequence of the Egyptian Nile Valley. Cambridge University Press, 1990 Vermeersch Pierre aut Paulissen Etienne aut Van Peer Philip aut African Archaeological Review Kluwer Academic Publishers 8/1(1990-12-01), 77-102 0263-0338 8:1<77 1990 8 10437 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01116872 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01116872 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vermeersch Pierre aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Paulissen Etienne aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Van Peer Philip aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- African Archaeological Review Kluwer Academic Publishers 8/1(1990-12-01), 77-102 0263-0338 8:1<77 1990 8 10437 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer