FIG. 1. — Location of selected occurrences (black dots) within their site complex in the Member F (green filling) of the Shungura Formation,Ethiopia. The white dots represent all archaeological occurrences within Member F that are not discussed in this study. Credits: Aline Galland. TABLE 1. — Inventory and description of the selected archeological occurrences.Only artifacts longer than 2 cm are included in the analysis (pebbles are excluded).
| Site complex |
Occurrences |
Deposit type |
Depositional environment |
Number of artifacts> 2 cm |
In situ artifacts |
Surface artifacts |
Total number of artifacts |
| FtJi 2 |
OMO A2 |
Silty clay |
Floodplain |
76 |
236 |
128 |
364 |
| OMO 123 |
OMO A13 |
Silty clay |
Floodplain |
208 |
1011 |
241 |
1252 |
| FtJi 1 |
OMO A16 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
72 |
299 |
0 |
299 |
| OMO A17 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
111 |
0 |
206 |
206 |
| OMO A18 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
65 |
0 |
120 |
120 |
| OMO 79 |
OMO A42 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
62 |
0 |
165 |
165 |
| OMO A43 |
Clay and silt |
Point bar |
47 |
125 |
127 |
252 |
| OMO A81 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
68 |
0 |
150 |
150 |
| OMO A82 |
Clay |
Floodplain |
75 |
2 |
318 |
320 |
| OMO A112 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
57 |
0 |
129 |
129 |
| OMO A129 |
Coarse sand |
Channel lag |
91 |
0 |
201 |
201 |
| OMO 371N |
OMO A167 |
Silt |
Point bar |
105 |
199 |
198 |
397 |
| Total |
|
|
|
1037 |
1872 |
1983 |
3855 |