The Bab al Mandab vs the Nile-Levant: An appraisal of the two dispersal routes for early modern humans out of Africa

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作者：

Beyin A. ^{[1
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[1] Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook

来源：

African Archaeological Review | 2006年 / 23卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Arabian Peninsula; Hornof Africa; Levant; Middle Stone Age/Middle Paleolithic; Nile Valley; Northern Route; Southern Route;

D O I：

10.1007/s10437-006-9005-2

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摘要：

There is a growing convergence of paleontological, archaeological and genetic evidence for the African origin of modern humans and their successive dispersals. However, there is disagreement about the route or routes taken by early humans during their migration out of Africa. This article examines the Middle Paleolithic/Middle Stone Age archaeological evidence from the Horn of Africa, the Nile Valley/eastern Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, and assesses their relevance to this question. Specific reduction techniques and typological variables are used to compare industries across these regions. This study shows that there are more evident technological and typological similarities among assemblages from the Horn, the Nile Valley and Arabia than between any of these regions and the Levant. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006.

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