KPS-75 explained

KPS-75 is an archaeological site near Al-Karak in Jordan. It is a rock shelter on the northern edge of the Wadi al-Hasa basin, which was occupied by humans at least three times during the Early Epipalaeolithic period^[1] (25,000–19,000 BP).^[2] Stone tools found at the site are associated with the Nebekian and Qalkhan cultures. During the time the site was occupied, a small seasonal lake was located nearby,^[3] and its inhabitants mostly hunted gazelle, along with smaller numbers of equids, aurochs, wild goats, tortoises, hares, and birds.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Olszewski . Deborah I. . al-Nahar . Maysoon . Persistent and ephemeral places in the Early Epipaleolithic in the Wadi al-Hasa region of the western highlands of Jordan . Quaternary International . 7 March 2016 . 396 . 20–30 . 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.061 . 2016QuInt.396...20O . en . 1040-6182. free .
2. Encyclopedia: Middle East: Epipaleolithic . Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology . 2014 . Olszewski . Deborah I. . 4922–4929 . Springer . 10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_682 . 978-1-4419-0426-3 .
3. al-Nahar . Maysoon . Olszewski . Deborah I. . Cooper . Jason B. . The 2009 Excavations at the Early Epipaleolithic Site of KPS-75, Kerak Plateau . Neo-Lithics . 2009 . 2/09 . 9–12 .
4. Munro . Natalie D. . Kennerty . Michael . Meier . Jacqueline S. . Samei . Siavash . al-Nahar . Maysoon . Olszewski . Deborah I. . Human hunting and site occupation intensity in the Early Epipaleolithic of the Jordanian western highlands . Quaternary International . 7 March 2016 . 396 . 31–39 . 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.05.051 . 2016QuInt.396...31M . en . 1040-6182. free .