Wadi Kubbaniya, Egypt (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kimball Banks. J. Signe Snortland. Linda Scott Cummings. Donatella Usai. Maria Gatto.

WK26 is a Late Paleolithic occupation consisting of a sparse lithic scatter, hearths, postholes, storage features, a possible living floor, and faunal remains in which fish predominate. The site lies on the west side of Wadi Kubbaniya, north of Aswan, Egypt, and opposite the Late Paleolithic dune field the Combined Prehistoric Expedition investigated in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Radiocarbon dates and stratigraphic position indicate that WK26 dates to the end of the Late Paleolithic. Few...