KPS-75 is an archaeological site near Al-Karak in Jordan. It is a rock shelter on the northern edge of the Wadi al-Hasa basin, which was occupied by humans at least three times during the Early Epipalaeolithic period[1] (c. 25,000–19,000 BP).[2] Stone tools found at the site are associated with the Nebekian and Qalkhan cultures.[1] During the time the site was occupied, a small seasonal lake was located nearby,[3] and its inhabitants mostly hunted gazelle, along with smaller numbers of equids, aurochs, wild goats, tortoises, hares, and birds.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Olszewski, Deborah I.; al-Nahar, Maysoon (7 March 2016). "Persistent and ephemeral places in the Early Epipaleolithic in the Wadi al-Hasa region of the western highlands of Jordan". Quaternary International. 396: 20–30. Bibcode:2016QuInt.396...20O. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.061. ISSN 1040-6182.
- ^ Olszewski, Deborah I. (2014). "Middle East: Epipaleolithic". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer. pp. 4922–4929. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_682. ISBN 978-1-4419-0426-3.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ al-Nahar, Maysoon; Olszewski, Deborah I.; Cooper, Jason B. (2009). "The 2009 Excavations at the Early Epipaleolithic Site of KPS-75, Kerak Plateau" (PDF). Neo-Lithics. 2/09: 9–12.
- ^ Munro, Natalie D.; Kennerty, Michael; Meier, Jacqueline S.; Samei, Siavash; al-Nahar, Maysoon; Olszewski, Deborah I. (7 March 2016). "Human hunting and site occupation intensity in the Early Epipaleolithic of the Jordanian western highlands". Quaternary International. 396: 31–39. Bibcode:2016QuInt.396...31M. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.05.051. ISSN 1040-6182.