Ishango - N.F.P., Demokratische Republik Kongo


Fundort: Ishango - N.F.P., Demokratische Republik Kongo, , Demokratische Republik Kongo
Taxon: Homo sapiens aus der Familie Hominidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils, "The first stage, characterised by the Ishangian levels, is illustrative for a Late Pleistocene hunter-fisher-gatherer Community adapted to relatively dry and open savanna living conditions. For the moment it is impossible to give a more precise estimate of the age of the Ishango culture, but it is not inconceivable that the N.F.PR. assemblage relates to one of somewhat drier phases that occurred within the second half of the Late Pleistocene, i.e. from ca. 21000 to 17500 BP or from 14500 to 12500 BP." dating method: absolute, age comment: "Max age = 21,000 +/- 500 (date in NFP at Is11). Min age = 6890 +/- 75 (charcoal from the Katwe ash)." radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min. Niveau fossilifere principal., rock type adj: 0, lithology comments: "dense concentration of bones and artifacts, possibly a debris wash"
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 0,0117 und 0,126 Millionen Jahre aus der Formation in Demokratische Republik Kongo
Geologie, Sratigraphie Late Pleistocene / Late Pleistocene /
Koordinaten: 0° 8 ' 6 '' N, 29° 36 ' 0 '' O

Literatur

N. T. Boaz 1990, Evolution of environments and Hominidae in the African Western Rift Valley. Virginia Museum of Natural History Memior. 1:i-xii, p. 1 - 356

Systematik