Volcanic markers in coarse alluvium at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia)
Language
en
Chapitre d'ouvrage
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Studies on the Early Paleolithic site of Melka Kunture, Ethiopia. Edited by Jean Chavaillon and Marcello Piperno, Studies on the Early Paleolithic site of Melka Kunture, Ethiopia. Edited by Jean Chavaillon and Marcello Piperno, Florence. 2004p. 93-101
Istituto Italiana de Preistoria e Protostoria
English Abstract
The knowledge we have today of the different volcanic episodes which occurred over the last several million years in the environment of the Melka Kunture prehistoric sites allows a new appraisal of the nature and abundance ...Read more >
The knowledge we have today of the different volcanic episodes which occurred over the last several million years in the environment of the Melka Kunture prehistoric sites allows a new appraisal of the nature and abundance of emitted lavas that are represented in the alluviums of the Awash River and its tributaries. Moreover, the most compact facies can also be seen in the different archaeological sites. Several alluvial units and some archaeological layers have been sampled and petrographic counts performed on the basis of mainly macroscopic and some microscopic determinations of the lavas. They allow comparisons between samples and offer a better understanding of local available raw materials for use by hominids.Read less <
Keywords
pétrographie
alluvions
Ethiopie
matières premières
hominidés
basaltes à grain fin
obsidienne
laves aphyriques et subaphyriques différenciées
English Keywords
petrography
alluviums
Awash
Melka Kunture
Ethiopia
raw materials
hominids
fine grained basalts
obsidian
aphyric and sub-aphyric differentiated lavas
Origin
Hal importedCollections