The Early Upper Palaeolithic in the south Judean Desert, Israel: preliminary excavation results from Nahal Rahaf 2 rockshelter. (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barzilai, Omry; Aladjem, Emil; Shemer, Maayan; Zituni, Rami; Greenbaum, Noam; Boaretto, Elisabetta; Marom, Nimrod
• Is Part Of: Antiquity. Volume 94:Number 377(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Israel, -- Palaeolithic, -- Levantine Aurignacian, -- rockshelter, -- lithics; Archaeology -- Periodicals; Antiquities -- Periodicals; 930.05
• DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2020.160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-598X

Abstract

Abstract: Abstract : The discovery of an Early Upper Palaeolithic rockshelter, Nahal Rahaf 2, in the southern Judean Desert revives the debate about whether the Levantine Aurignacian extended into the arid regions of the Southern Levant.