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The Aterian is a Middle Stone Age (or Middle Palaeolithic) stone tool industry centered in North Africa, from Mauritania to Egypt, but also possibly found in Oman and the Thar Desert. The earliest Aterian dates to c. 150,000 years ago, at the site of Ifri n'Ammar in Morocco. However, most of the early dates cluster around the beginning of the Last…
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TTTA extracted 51 structured relationships around Aterian. Examples in this analysis include Aterian → Dates → c. 150,000 – c. 20,000 BP and Aterian → Followed by → Emiran, Ahmarian, Khormusan, Iberomaurusian. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aterian | Dates | c. 150,000 – c. 20,000 BP | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | Followed by | Emiran, Ahmarian, Khormusan, Iberomaurusian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | Geographical range | North Africa, Sahara, Northeast Africa, Arabia?, Oman?, Thar Desert? | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | Major sites | Taforalt, Ifri n'Ammar, Kharga Oasis, Dar es Soltan I & II, Grotte des Contrebandiers, Mugharet el Aliya, Uan Tabu, Adrar Bous, Bir Tarfawi | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | Period | Middle Palaeolithic – Upper Palaeolithic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | Preceded by | Mousterian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | Type site | Bir el Ater | 1.00 | infobox |
| Aterian | is a | Middle Stone Age | 0.90 | text |
| Aterian | related to Associated behaviour | The Aterian | 0.60 | section |
| Aterian | related to Associated behaviour | Homo | 0.60 | section |
| Aterian | related to Associated behaviour | Morocco | 0.60 | section |
| Aterian | related to Associated behaviour | While | 0.60 | section |
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Source: Wikipedia — Aterian · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout