[Afrique / Paléolithique et Mésolithique] R. Nicholas E. Barton, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, Simon N. Collcutt & Louise T. Humphrey (2019) - Cemeteries and Sedentism in the Later Stone Age of NW Africa: Excavations at Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, Morocco , Mainz, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, 640 p. EAN 9783884673126 136,00 . Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt (Morocco), is one of the most famous cave sites in North Africa. We present new findings on the Iberomaurusian hunter-gatherer inhabitants who faced major challenges of a rapidly changing climate. In this volume we describe archaeological evidence covering the period 23,000 to 12,500 years ago. We examine the nature of environmental and behavioural changes, culminating in a major broadening of the food spectrum at around 15,000 years ago, linked to technological innovation in some aspects but conservatism in others. The cave also came to be used as a substantial human cemetery, enabling us to explore burial practices and recover additional information on diet and life-styles. Contents > https://web.rgzm.de/fileadmin/Gruppen/Verlag/Buchcover/Monographien/M147_Taforalt_Titelei.pdf. |