Tahunian
Nahal Hemar Cave. Israel Museum
.| The Stone Age |
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| ↑ before Homo (Pliocene) |
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| ↓ Chalcolithic |
The Tahunian is variously referred to as an
Natufian Stone Age around Wadi Tahuna near Bethlehem. It was discovered and termed by Denis Buzy during excavations in 1928.[1][2]
Due to the early date and problems with the
PPNB culture of the Levantine corridor of around 8800 BC according to the ASPRO chronology
.
References
- ^ Buzy, Denis., Une Industrie Mesolithique en Palestine, In : Revue biblique, ISSN 0035-0907, vol.37 1 4, pp. 558–578, Planches XXVII-XXXI, 1928.
- ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant, Neolithic Palestinian Tahunian. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. Selected Excerpt on the Tahunian Period.
- ISBN 978-0-931464-76-8. Retrieved 11 January 2012.