A Pre-Pottery Neolithic A site approximately 10,000 years old has been documented at Mount Sinai near St. Katherine's Monastery, with a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement layered above it. Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites in Sinai were excavated in the 1970s and 1980s. Helwan points found in Faiyum connect to this pre-pottery culture that may have diffused from Turkey into Sinai. The lithic technology includes bipolar core technology with long blade flakes. This is one of the oldest documented Neolithic occupations in Egypt.
10,000-year-old Pre-Pottery Neolithic A site found at Mount Sinai
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📍 Sinai Peninsula
Key facts
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic A site documented at Mount Sinai (Mount Moses) area
- PPNA site is approximately 10,000 years old
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement exists on top of PPNA layer
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites in Sinai excavated in 1970s and 1980s
- St. Katherine's Monastery area contains PPNA site near granite cliff with boulder
- Helwan points (lithic type) found in Faiyum and connected to pre-pottery Neolithic culture
- Lithic technology includes bipolar core technology with long blade flakes
- PPNA may have diffused from Turkey into Sinai
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Sinai “Natural Open-Air Museum” Discovered in Sinai With Paintings ...wired.me
Egyptian archaeologists have found a rock art shelter, along with remains from the Middle Empire and Roman times.
10,000 Years of History Unearthed at Newly Discovered Site in Sinai ...greekreporter.com
Archaeologists in South Sinai, Egypt, uncover ancient rock art, tools, and inscriptions showing thousands of years of human activity.
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic populations of South Sinai and their ...persee.fr
The excavations exposed an area of ca. 250 m2 of an estimated total area of 300/350 m2. Six dwelling structures of circular and figure eight-shape were ...
Pre-Pottery Neolithic - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) represents the early Neolithic in the Near East, dating to c. 12,000 – c. 8,500 years ago, (10000 – 6500 BCE).
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These settlements are located in the valleys of the highest mountain region in southern Sinai, approximately 10 to 20 miles north of St. Catherine's Monastery.
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