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The site of Umm el Tlel, located in the El Kowm basin in Central Syria, contains a long stratigraphic sequence extending from the Roman period to the Acheulean. The artifacts exceptional well preserved, particularly for the Mousterian. The existence of such a sequence on the steppe margins can be explained by the permanent presence of water.<\/p>\n
The abundant artifacts collected throughout the Mousterian sequence have permitted us to show that there was a significant variability in regional technical behaviors and to identify the functions of this site.<\/p>\n
Through a multidisciplinary approach, we thus propose to explain why we believe that the Mousterian level VI1a0 corresponds precisely to what most archaeologists consider as a \u201chunting camp\u201d.<\/p>\n
This level, excavated over a surface of 20 m2<\/sup>, yielded nearly 250 archaeological artifacts. Faunal remains are by far the most abundant and all are attributed to a single species: dromedary, or Arabian camel. The lithic artifacts consist of less than twenty objects, including 15 retouched flint flakes over 2 cm long and two limestone blocks. The whole assemblage was fossilized in silts of a palustrine origin, which were deposited very shortly after the Mousterian occupation. There was no subsequent post-depositional disturbance. We thus have an exceptional recording of a short duration occupation during which a small group of Mousterians came to hunt dromedaries at the edge of a lake.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Mousterian Dromedary Hunting Camp: Level VI1aO at Umm el Tlel (El Kowm, Central Syria) Christophe GRIGGO, \u00c9ric BO\u00cbDA, St\u00e9phanie BONILAURI, Heba AL SAKHEL, Aline EMERY-BARBIER, Marie-Agn\u00e8s COURTY \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Download Abstract The site of Umm el Tlel, located in the El Kowm basin in Central Syria, contains a long stratigraphic sequence extending from the Roman period … Continue reading 2011-06\u2013GRIGGO-ET-ALII<\/span> To cite this article<\/h4>\nGriggo C., Bo\u00ebda \u00c9., Bonilauri S., Al Sakhel H., Emery-Barbier A., Courty M.-A.,\u00a02011 <\/span>\u2013\u00a0A Mousterian Dromedary Hunting Camp: Level VI1aO at Umm el Tlel (El Kowm, Central Syria), in Bon F., Costamagno S., Valdeyron N. (eds.), Hunting Camps in Prehistory. Current Archaeological Approaches<\/em>, Proceedings of the International Symposium, May 13-15 2009, University Toulouse II – Le Mirail, P@lethnology<\/em>, 3, 103-129.<\/address>\n