100th century BCE
Near Omdurman, Sudan
A large hand-axe-dominated Stone Age collection recovered from fluvial deposits at Khor Abu Anga near Omdurman. More than a thousand artifacts were collected during erosion and quarrying, including 185 definitely in situ. Almond-shaped, pointed, heart-shaped, and thin foliate forms predominate, but the age span remains unknown; later scholarship grouped this material with related Nubian occurrences as the Khor Abu Anga type.
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Khor Abu Anga lies near Omdurman, where a small wadi or gully cuts deeply into fluvial deposits. During erosion and small-scale quarrying over several years before 1949, more than a thousand artifacts were collected from gravel layers exposed near the base of the section. Of these, 185 were definitely in situ, giving the assemblage a limited but important stratigraphic foundation.
The collection is dominated by hand-axes, particularly neatly made almond-shaped, pointed, and heart-shaped forms. Thin foliate pieces resembling Lupemban artifacts are also present, as at Arkin 5. The combination suggests a broad regional technological relationship, although the extract does not establish a single cultural identity or a precise chronological sequence for the material.
Wendorf later grouped the Arkin occurrences, Arkell’s material, and various surface finds under the label “Acheulian of Khor Abu Anga type.” The material appears appreciably older than the late Pleistocene industries of Nubia, but there are no data indicating its actual age span. Its importance therefore rests on the scale of the collection and its relationship to the wider Nubian Acheulian record rather than on a secure absolute chronology.
100th century BCE
Near Omdurman, Sudan
A large hand-axe-dominated Stone Age collection recovered from fluvial deposits at Khor Abu Anga near Omdurman. More than a thousand artifacts were collected during erosion and quarrying, including 185 definitely in situ. Almond-shaped, pointed, heart-shaped, and thin foliate forms predominate, but the age span remains unknown; later scholarship grouped this material with related Nubian occurrences as the Khor Abu Anga type.
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The Story
Khor Abu Anga lies near Omdurman, where a small wadi or gully cuts deeply into fluvial deposits. During erosion and small-scale quarrying over several years before 1949, more than a thousand artifacts were collected from gravel layers exposed near the base of the section. Of these, 185 were definitely in situ, giving the assemblage a limited but important stratigraphic foundation.
The collection is dominated by hand-axes, particularly neatly made almond-shaped, pointed, and heart-shaped forms. Thin foliate pieces resembling Lupemban artifacts are also present, as at Arkin 5. The combination suggests a broad regional technological relationship, although the extract does not establish a single cultural identity or a precise chronological sequence for the material.
Wendorf later grouped the Arkin occurrences, Arkell’s material, and various surface finds under the label “Acheulian of Khor Abu Anga type.” The material appears appreciably older than the late Pleistocene industries of Nubia, but there are no data indicating its actual age span. Its importance therefore rests on the scale of the collection and its relationship to the wider Nubian Acheulian record rather than on a secure absolute chronology.