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Haua Fteah
32.8997° N, 22.0514° E
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Haua Fteah is a significant archaeological site located in northeastern Libya. This large karstic cave has been a key to understanding human prehistory in Africa, showing evidence of occupation spanning from the Middle Paleolithic through the Roman era. The site features stratified layers of habitation, including hearths and modified cave spaces. Notable artifacts include flake and blade tools, Levalloiso-Mousterian flints, and Dabban blades. The cave's layers reveal transitions from Paleolithic tool industries to later Neolithic pottery and Roman structures. Haua Fteah's long-term human occupation provides valuable insights into human adaptation to climatic changes and technological evolution over thousands of years.
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Flake and Blade Artifacts
80,000 BCE
Levalloiso-Mousterian Flints
65,000 BCE
Dabban Blades
40,000 BCE
Later Stone Age Microlithic Tools
14,000 BCE
Mesolithic Microlithic Tools
10,000 BCE
Neolithic Pottery Fragments
7,000 BCE
Roman Era Structures
0 CE
First Human Occupation
200,000 BP
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