非洲考古评论发表关于非洲考古学的原创研究文章、评论文章、报告、书籍/媒体评论和论坛/评论，强调非洲大陆过去和现在对关键全球问题的贡献。相关主题包括现代人类的出现和人类文化的最早表现；生计、农业和技术创新；和社会复杂性，以及遗产的热门话题。该杂志以涵盖文化和历史进程的及时大陆和次大陆研究为特色；区域间互动；生物文化进化；文化动态和生态；文化材料在政治、意识形态和宗教中的作用；经济生活的不同维度；历史、文本、民族考古和考古数据在考古解释中的应用；以及文化遗产、信息技术和社区/公共考古学的交叉点。

The African Archaeological Review publishes original research articles, commentaries, reports, book/media reviews, and forums that emphasize the contributions of the African continent to key global issues, both past and present. Relevant topics include the emergence of modern humans and the earliest expressions of human culture; livelihoods, agriculture, and technological innovations; and social complexity, as well as popular topics related to heritage. The journal features timely research covering cultural and historical processes, inter-regional interactions, biocultural evolution, cultural dynamics and ecology, the role of cultural materials in politics, ideology, and religion, different dimensions of economic life, the application of history, texts, ethnarchaeology, and archaeological data in archaeological interpretation, and the intersections of cultural heritage, information technology, and community/public archaeology.

《African Archaeological Review》发表关于非洲考古学的原创研究文章、评论、报告、书籍和媒体评论，以及论坛和评论，强调非洲大陆在过去和现在对全球关键问题的贡献。相关主题包括现代人类的起源和早期文化表现；生计、农业和技术创新；社会复杂性，以及遗产的热门话题。该杂志特别关注涵盖文化和历史进程的及时研究，涉及大陆和次大陆的区域间互动；生物文化进化；文化动态与生态；文化材料在政治、意识形态和宗教中的作用；经济生活的不同维度；历史、文本、民族考古和考古数据在考古解释中的应用；以及文化遗产、信息技术与社区/公共考古学的交叉点。

African Archaeological Review

Peter R. Schmidt

Jonathan R. Walz

Jackline N. Besigye

John Krigbaum

Gilbert Oteyo

Multilingualism at the Crossroads of Africa: A Response to Commentaries on “Remaking Late Holocene Environment of Western Uganda: Kansyore and Later Settlers in the Ndali Crater Lakes Region”

非洲十字路口的多语言现象：对“重塑西乌干达晚全新世环境：Ndali火山口湖地区Kansyore及后期定居者”评论的回应

J. Cameron Monroe

A Focus on Western Uganda

聚焦乌干达西部

Abstract The Capsian (9000–5400 cal BC) is an early Holocene Northwest African prehistoric tradition. It is generally divided into two facies: the Typical Capsian (TC) and the Upper Capsian (UC). While the TC was restricted to the eastern Capsian range, the UC existed in both the eastern and western ranges. Initially, these two facies were regarded as two successive phases (1933–1969). But with the arrival of radiocarbon dates, the TC, the eastern UC, and the western UC all came to be viewed as contemporary entities (1970–2002). Later, Rahmani (2003) argued for a return to the original view (1933–1969) and most authors have now come to accept this. Aumassip (2015:31–32), however, has recently argued that Rahmani’s theory may be flawed (“tendentious,” “partisan”). To investigate this possibility, the current paper reviews evidence from lithics, the bone industry, mortuary practices, the fauna, and radiocarbon dates. It concludes that Rahmani’s theory is indeed untenable. In particular, her assumption of western population replacement contradicts most relevant evidence. Due to developments in radiocarbon dating, however, it does not seem possible to return to the 1970–2002 view either, as suggested by Aumassip. A new model (the “H-model”) is therefore presented to reflect available evidence: Before the development of a flint knapping technique (pressure flaking) in the 6000s cal BC, Early Upper Capsians lived in the western Capsian range and Typical Capsians lived in the eastern range. By exchanging ideas, both groups then became Late Upper Capsians together, at the time of the development of pressure flaking. This new model emphasizes population continuity in both east and west.

Nicolas Perrault

Contemporaneity of the Typical and Upper Capsian (Northwest African Later Stone Age)

北非晚期石器时代典型和上卡普萨文化的当代性

Abstract Les sites archéologiques situés dans le sud de l'Égypte et le nord du Soudan ont été gravement menacés de destruction en raison de la construction du Haut-Barrage d'Assouan. La campagne nubienne de l'UNESCO a financé des études et des fouilles approfondies pour sauver autant que possible, ce qui a permis de recueillir d'importantes bases de données. Des temples et des tombes ont été démontés et déplacés, notamment vers divers musées, dans le cadre des efforts de préservation. Malgré ces initiatives, une quantité importante d'informations a été perdue. Les peintures murales et les éléments inscrits de la tombe de Djehutyhotep comptaient parmi les monuments réassemblés dans la cour du Musée national du Soudan. Cependant, les éléments préservés de la tombe sont de nouveau menacés de destruction à cause de la guerre au Soudan. La première saison de terrain d’un projet visant à documenter, étudier et diffuser des informations sur la tombe de Djehutyhotep, prévue en avril 2023, a été perturbée par le conflit, compromettant la qualité des données collectées. L’inaccessibilité du matériel et le risque de destruction ou de dommages permanents posent des défis majeurs. Cet article aborde les défis liés aux bases de données incomplètes, à l'inaccessibilité et au risque de destruction, en proposant un protocole de documentation et de diffusion numérique du patrimoine en péril, potentiellement applicable à d'autres zones de conflit afin de permettre des recherches et une sensibilisation à distance.

Rennan Lemos

Ikhlas Abdllatief

Sveva Linarello

Victor Capuchio

Preserving Heritage Amid War: A Protocol for Recording and Disseminating the Tomb of Djehutyhotep at the Sudan National Museum

战争中的遗产保护：苏丹国家博物馆记录和传播杰胡提霍特普墓的协议

Abstract The Capsian is an early Holocene Northwest African tradition. Since 1933, it is divided into two facies: the Typical Capsian and the Upper Capsian. Recently, Dachy et al. (2023) claimed to have discovered a third facies. Their evidence for this claim comes from two key observations: one distinguishing the new facies from the Upper Capsian and the other from the Typical Capsian. But a passage from Sheppard (1987), who studied much of the same material, seems to directly contradict one of these observations. Meanwhile, the other observation is challenged by doubts previously expressed by the authors themselves (Perrin et al., 2020), doubts that seem to have been set aside in their 2023 paper. It therefore seems currently difficult to recognize their third Capsian facies. The authors further imply that their discovery of a third facies would mean that the “term ‘Capsian’ alone can no longer be used to designate a single, coherent cultural whole .” They suggest, therefore, redefining the word “Capsian” in terms of space and time. But the existence of a third facies would not necessarily render the Capsian incoherent. The Iberomaurusian’s unity is here also provisionally defended in response to a similar idea expressed recently. Despite these issues, the work of Dachy et al. (2023) remains an interesting contribution that highlights the potential value of future excavations in the Oum el Bouaghi region of Algeria. The current paper, in closing, argues that to discuss the value of traditional labels like “Iberomaurusian” and “Capsian,” lithic analysts would need to adopt a standard method for data collection and publication. Such a method is in development.

Abbreviation	Afr Archaeol Rev
Journal Impact	1.85
Quartiles(Global)	W_MULTIPLE(Q2)

ISSN	0263-0338, 1572-9842
h-index	43

Publication Information	Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG，Publishing cycle: 4 issues per year，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 1996，Proportion of original research papers: 84.62%，Self Citation Rate:30.00%， Gold OA Rate: 48.24%

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Multilingualism at the Crossroads of Africa: A Response to Commentaries on “Remaking Late Holocene Environment of Western Uganda: Kansyore and Later Settlers in the Ndali Crater Lakes Region”

A Focus on Western Uganda

Contemporaneity of the Typical and Upper Capsian (Northwest African Later Stone Age)

Preserving Heritage Amid War: A Protocol for Recording and Disseminating the Tomb of Djehutyhotep at the Sudan National Museum

On the Validity of the Capsian and Iberomaurusian Entities (Northwest African Later Stone Age)

Multilingualism at the Crossroads of Africa: A Response to Commentaries on “Remaking Late Holocene Environment of Western Uganda: Kansyore and Later Settlers in the Ndali Crater Lakes Region”

A Focus on Western Uganda

Preserving Heritage Amid War: A Protocol for Recording and Disseminating the Tomb of Djehutyhotep at the Sudan National Museum

Contemporaneity of the Typical and Upper Capsian (Northwest African Later Stone Age)

On the Validity of the Capsian and Iberomaurusian Entities (Northwest African Later Stone Age)