Khormusan

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Khormusan industry was a Paleolithic archeological industry in Egypt and Sudan dated at 42,000 to 18,000 BP.[1]

The Khormusan industry in Egypt began between 42,000 and 32,000 BP.[2] Khormusans developed tools not only from stone but also from animal bones and hematite.[2] They also developed small arrow heads resembling those of Native Americans,[2] but no bows have been found.[2] The end of the Khormusan industry came around 18,000 BP. with the appearance of other cultures in the region, including the Gemaian.[3]

References

  1. ^ Goder-Goldberger, Mae (2013). "The Khormusan: Evidence for an MSA East African industry in Nubia". Quaternary International. 300: 182–94. Bibcode:2013QuInt.300..182G. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2012.11.031.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ancient Egyptian Culture: Paleolithic Egypt". Emuseum. Minnesota: Minnesota State University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. ^ Nicolas-Christophe Grimal. A History of Ancient Egypt. p. 20. Blackwell (1994). ISBN 0-631-19396-0