Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning
Pastoral communities left numerous and varied traces of activity in the Sahara. Among them are so-called tethering/trapping stones, attested mainly in an area stretching from Algeria through Egypt to Sudan. Discovered in a variety of contexts, these originally utilitarian items with multiple functio...
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| description | Pastoral communities left numerous and varied traces of activity in the Sahara. Among them are so-called tethering/trapping stones, attested mainly in an area stretching from Algeria through Egypt to Sudan. Discovered in a variety of contexts, these originally utilitarian items with multiple functions occasionally gained importance in rituals performed by Middle Holocene pastoral communities. This paper focuses on stones found in the southern zone of the Western Desert of Egypt and discusses their function and significance in the broader context of North Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5128a09726384bce9aa407c3ff7b3bea2025-02-06T09:05:32ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2024-07-0133Regular Issue30332310.37343/uw.2083-537X.pam33.0201.3001.0054.6741Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaningPrzemysław Bobrowski0Maciej Jórdeczka1Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology and EthnologyPolish Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology and EthnologyPastoral communities left numerous and varied traces of activity in the Sahara. Among them are so-called tethering/trapping stones, attested mainly in an area stretching from Algeria through Egypt to Sudan. Discovered in a variety of contexts, these originally utilitarian items with multiple functions occasionally gained importance in rituals performed by Middle Holocene pastoral communities. This paper focuses on stones found in the southern zone of the Western Desert of Egypt and discusses their function and significance in the broader context of North Africa.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0054.6741tethering stonesLate NeolithicBargat el-ShabWestern Desert (Egypt) |
| spellingShingle | Przemysław Bobrowski Maciej Jórdeczka Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean tethering stones Late Neolithic Bargat el-Shab Western Desert (Egypt) |
| title | Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning |
| title_full | Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning |
| title_fullStr | Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning |
| title_short | Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning |
| title_sort | late neolithic tethering or trapping stones from bargat el shab western desert of egypt function and meaning |
| topic | tethering stones Late Neolithic Bargat el-Shab Western Desert (Egypt) |
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