Cᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Upper Egypt
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The Fakhurian Industry was a Late Palaeolithic tradition of Upper Egypt, probably contemporary with the Idfuan between about 16,000 and 15,000 BC. It was characterized by numerous microlithic tools and did not use the Levallois method. Its subsistence appears to have emphasized fishing and shellfish collecting, providing a contrast with the big-game hunting associated with the Idfuan.
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The Fakhurian formed part of the highly variable archaeological landscape of Upper Egypt during the later Pleistocene. Its assemblage contained many microlithic tools but lacked the Levallois method, distinguishing it technologically from the contemporary Idfuan. The industry is probably dated to the interval between approximately 16,000 and 15,000 BC.
The Fakhurian appears to have been based on fishing and shellfish collecting. This economic emphasis contrasts with the large-game hunting attributed to the Idfuan, demonstrating that different communities or activity systems could occupy the same broader region while exploiting different parts of the Nile Valley resource base.
The association between Fakhurian tools and subsistence should remain provisional. The broader archaeological sequence does not establish a simple one-to-one relationship between lithic technology and food exploitation. The Fakhurian is therefore important less as a fixed cultural label than as evidence for economic and technological diversity in Upper Egypt.
Cᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Upper Egypt
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The Fakhurian Industry was a Late Palaeolithic tradition of Upper Egypt, probably contemporary with the Idfuan between about 16,000 and 15,000 BC. It was characterized by numerous microlithic tools and did not use the Levallois method. Its subsistence appears to have emphasized fishing and shellfish collecting, providing a contrast with the big-game hunting associated with the Idfuan.
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Le récit
The Fakhurian formed part of the highly variable archaeological landscape of Upper Egypt during the later Pleistocene. Its assemblage contained many microlithic tools but lacked the Levallois method, distinguishing it technologically from the contemporary Idfuan. The industry is probably dated to the interval between approximately 16,000 and 15,000 BC.
The Fakhurian appears to have been based on fishing and shellfish collecting. This economic emphasis contrasts with the large-game hunting attributed to the Idfuan, demonstrating that different communities or activity systems could occupy the same broader region while exploiting different parts of the Nile Valley resource base.
The association between Fakhurian tools and subsistence should remain provisional. The broader archaeological sequence does not establish a simple one-to-one relationship between lithic technology and food exploitation. The Fakhurian is therefore important less as a fixed cultural label than as evidence for economic and technological diversity in Upper Egypt.
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