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Gouges: Iconic Artifacts of the Early Neolithic Period in Central Sudan
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SYSNO ASEP 0517518 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Gouges: Iconic Artifacts of the Early Neolithic Period in Central Sudan Author(s) Kapustka, Katarína (ARU-G) SAI, RID, ORCID
Lisá, Lenka (GLU-S) RID, SAI, ORCID
Bajer, A. (CZ)
Buriánek, D. (CZ)
Varadzin, Ladislav (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
Varadzinová, L. (CZ)Number of authors 6 Source Title African Archaeological Review. - : Springer - ISSN 0263-0338
Roč. 36, č. 4 (2019), s. 505-534Number of pages 30 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords Neolithic ; gouges ; lithic economy ; lithic technology ; Middle Nile ; Sudan Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OECD category Archaeology Subject RIV - cooperation Institute of Geology - Geology ; Mineralogy Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support ARU-G - RVO:67985912 ; GLU-S - RVO:67985831 UT WOS 000497191800003 EID SCOPUS 85075386685 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-019-09352-y Annotation 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. Workplace Institute of Archaeology (Prague) Contact Lada Šlesingerová, slesingerova@arup.cas.cz, Tel.: 257 014 412 Year of Publishing 2020 Electronic address https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10437-019-09352-y
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