...It arose toward the end of the Pleistocene, following the Late Paleolithic Ater culture, which had been widespread in North Africa until then, and developed separately from the Mesolithic cultures of Europe. The representative site is El Mekta, near the town of Gafsa in southern Tunisia, and was named after Gafsa, which was called Capsa in Roman times. The ruins are found in rock shelters and caves, but are often found outdoors, and shell mounds, camp ruins, and stone hearth ruins are characteristic. *Some of the terminology referenced in "Gafsa" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…更新世の終りごろ,それまで北アフリカに広く分布していた後期旧石器時代のアテール文化につづいておこり,ヨーロッパの中石器文化とは別の発展をした。チュニジア南部の町ガフサGafsaの近くにあるエル・メクタ遺跡が代表とされ,ガフサがローマ時代にカプサCapsaと呼ばれたのにちなんで名づけられた。遺跡は岩陰や洞穴にもあるが,野外に発見されることが多く,貝塚,キャンプ遺跡,石組み炉跡遺跡が特徴的である。… ※「Gafsa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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