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The Early Epipalaeolithic of Wadi al-Hammeh

Phillip C. Edwards, Phillip G. Macumber, Martin J. Head

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This article outlines research on a suite of six early Epipalaeolithic sites located in Wadi al-Hammeh in the East Jordan Valley, Jordan. The sites are all in situ, stratified and carbondated, constituting the only well-developed archaeological sequence in the region for this period (c. 20,000–15,000 BP). The Wadi al-Hammeh group contrasts with recently excavated, contemporaneous sites in adjacent areas, extending our growing awareness of the cultural complexity of the Early Epipalaeolithic period in the Levant.

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This article outlines research on a suite of six early Epipalaeolithic sites located in Wadi al-Hammeh in the East Jordan Valley, Jordan. The sites are all in situ, stratified and carbondated, constituting the only well-developed archaeological sequence in the region for this period (c. 20,000–15,000 BP). The Wadi al-Hammeh group contrasts with recently excavated, contemporaneous sites in adjacent areas, extending our growing awareness of the cultural complexity of the Early Epipalaeolithic period in the Levant.

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This article outlines research on a suite of six early Epipalaeolithic sites located in Wadi al-Hammeh in the East Jordan Valley, Jordan. The sites are all in situ, stratified and carbondated, constituting the only well-developed archaeological sequence in the region for this period (c. 20,000–15,000 BP). The Wadi al-Hammeh group contrasts with recently excavated, contemporaneous sites in adjacent areas, extending our growing awareness of the cultural complexity of the Early Epipalaeolithic period in the Levant.

Key concepts: Wadi, Period (music), Archaeology, Geography, Southern Levant, Middle East, Ancient history, Geology

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