Download or read book The Uan Afuda Cave. Hunter-Gatherer Societies of Central Sahara written by Savino Di Lernia and published by All’Insegna del Giglio. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sommario Foreword, Mario Liverani Commentary, Andrew B. Smith A preface by the Editor Savino di Lernia Acknowledgements, Savino di Lernia Why Uan Afuda? The ‘pre-pastoral’ archaeology of the Acacus and surroundings, Savino di Lernia The 1993 and 1994 excavations. Geomorphology, stratigraphic context and dates, Mauro Cremaschi and Savino di Lernia A micromorphological approach to the site formation processes, Mauro Cremaschi and Luca Trombino Rock art paintings of the ‘Round Heads’ phase, Savino di Lernia A particular form of human activity: rock markings, cupules and kettles, Savino di Lernia The cultural sequence, Savino di Lernia Archaeobotanical analysis of charcoal, wood and seeds, Lanfredo Castelletti, Elisabetta Castiglioni, Michela Cottini and Mauro Rottoli Palynological analysis of the Early Holocene sequence, Anna Maria Mercuri Preliminary study of plant impressions in pottery, Anwar A. Magid Spinning and plaiting, Alfio Maspero Human remains – deciduous and permanent teeth, Giorgio Manzi and Pietro Passarello Delayed use of resources: significance of Early Holocene Barbary sheep dung, Savino di Lernia Assembling the evidence: cultural trajectories at Uan Afuda Cave, Savino di Lernia Bibliography Colour plates Arabic Summary, Ebrahim Saleh Azzebi