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- Title
Gouges: Iconic Artifacts of the Early Neolithic Period in Central Sudan.
- Authors
Kapustka, Katarína; Lisá, Lenka; Bajer, Aleš; Buriánek, David; Varadzin, Ladislav; Varadzinová, Lenka
- Abstract
Neolithic stone tool production in Sudan was quite diverse but exhibited high standards of production, as exemplified by the adze-like artifacts called "gouges". Drawing on data from several sites in Jebel Sabaloka, and comparative data from Shaheinab and Sheikh el-Amin, our paper examines the economy of gouge production from a technological point of view. More specifically, we discuss the process of gouge production and distribution through the study of raw material sourcing and methods of manufacture. We determine that the Neolithic people of central Sudan preferred rhyolites for the manufacture of gouges and that the production was highly standardized. We also examine the implications of gouge production for understanding Neolithic social networks in the region.
- Subjects
NEOLITHIC Period; FUNNEL-beaker culture; TOOL manufacturing; PRODUCTION standards; PREHISTORIC chisels
- Publication
African Archaeological Review, 2019, Vol 36, Issue 4, p505
- ISSN
0263-0338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10437-019-09352-y