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Bi-directional Neolithic blade technology in the northern Levant during the 7th–8th millennia CAL B.C.: New insights from Mamarrul Nasr 2, Syria
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In this article, the authors reconstructed a particular opposed-platform knapping sequence from a Late/Final PPNB (7th-8th millennia CAL B.C.) flint workshop, at the site of Mamarrul Nasr 2 in the Douara Basin (central Syria), which is a variation on the usual reduction strategy associated with the bi-directional blade method.Abstract:
This article focuses on the reconstruction of a particular opposed-platform knapping sequence from a Late/Final PPNB (7th–8th millennia CAL B.C.) flint workshop, at the site of Mamarrul Nasr 2 in the Douara Basin (central Syria), which is a variation on the usual reduction strategy associated with the bi-directional blade method. This strategy is characterized by a very specific and strict reduction sequence. The working surface is very narrow, and the direction of the debitage is slightly off-set, allowing the highest ratio of productivity of standardized targeted central blades. The analysis also points to the presence of competent knappers. The temporal and spatial distribution of the off-set bi-directional strategy in the central Syrian Desert indicates the existence of two technocomplexes in that region, indicating an important variability within bi-directional technologies and the presence of different lithic traditions. This suggests the existence of a diverse sociocultural background, prob...read more
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