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Sangoan

The Sangoan is a prehistoric lithic industry of sub-Saharan Africa, broadly dated to the later part of the Early Stone Age (ESA) and the transition to the Middle Stone Age (MSA), approximately between 500,000 and 300,000 years ago. First identified in the 1920s at Sango Bay in Uganda, the industry is characterized by heavy-duty core tools such as picks…

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Characteristics
Associated with grubbing and woodworking
Dates
c. 500,000 – c. 300,000 years ago
Defined by
Desmond Clark and others, 1920s
Followed by
Lupemban
Geographical range
Sub-Saharan Africa
Major sites
Kalambo Falls, Sai 8-B-11, Arkin 8, Herto, Simbi

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Environmental context and ecological adaptation

Sangoan industry and tool technology

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Sangoan

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples137
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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Sangoan

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related to Geographic distribution · 35
Sangoan → Abu Hagar, Angola, Arkin, At Sai, B-11, Botswana, Congo, Congo Basin, Democratic Republic, Ethiopia, Further, Gabon, Herto, Kalahari Desert, Kalambo Falls, Kenya, Khor Abu Anga, Marine Isotope Stage, Middle Nile Valley, MIS
related to Environmental context and ecological adaptation · 16
Sangoan → Archaeological, Central Africa, Desmond Clark, East, In, Janmart, Kenya, McBrearty, Other, Saharan Africa, Scerri, Simbi, Southern Africa, The Sangoan, These, This
related to Dating and chronology · 12
Sangoan → BP, Despite, Early, ESA-MSA, In, Lupemban, Middle Stone Age, Most African, The, Thermally-transferred, TT-OSL, While
related to Sangoan industry and tool technology · 11
Sangoan → Acheulean, Among, Compared, Core, Lupemban Middle Stone Age, MSA, Picks, The Sangoan, Their, These, While
related to Debates and unresolved questions · 10
Sangoan → Both, Despite, However, In, Lupemban, Middle Stone Age, One, The Lupemban, These, Yet
related to Definition · 9
Sangoan → Africa, Archaeologists, In, It, Lake Victoria, Paleolithic, Sango Bay, The, Uganda
Characteristics · 1
Sangoan → Associated with grubbing and woodworking
Dates · 1
Sangoan → c. 500,000 – c. 300,000 years ago
Defined by · 1
Sangoan → Desmond Clark and others, 1920s
Followed by · 1
Sangoan → Lupemban

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industry tools technological sites africa associated lupemban early stone core msa middle years 000 ecological picks acheulean age ago range

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SangoanCharacteristicsAssociated with grubbing and woodworking1.00infobox
SangoanDatesc. 500,000 – c. 300,000 years ago1.00infobox
SangoanDefined byDesmond Clark and others, 1920s1.00infobox
SangoanFollowed byLupemban1.00infobox
SangoanGeographical rangeSub-Saharan Africa1.00infobox
SangoanMajor sitesKalambo Falls, Sai 8-B-11, Arkin 8, Herto, Simbi1.00infobox
SangoanPeriodLate Early Stone Age to early Middle Stone Age1.00infobox
SangoanPreceded byAcheulean1.00infobox
SangoanType siteSango Bay, Uganda1.00infobox
Sangoanis aprehistoric lithic industry of sub-Saharan Africa0.90text
picksinstance ofthe industry is characterized by heavy-duty core tools0.80text
core axesinstance ofthe industry is characterized by heavy-duty core tools0.80text

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