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Moerian

Grain from Merimde Period
Grain from (Moerian culture)
Merimde Period
Distinguished by B. Ginter and J. K. Kozlow-ski, the Moerian culture  was  a  later  phase  of the Neolithic in the Faiyum (El-Faiyum) (c.4400-3800 BCE). It is characterized by a flint industry on blades  and  bladelets  that  were  struck  from  small  concretions,  affiliated with  the  Epi-Paleolithic  technological  tradition  of  the Western Desert. Two-thirds of the tools are backed blades, micro-retouched  blades  and  bladelets,  retouched  blades,  and  perforators.  Pottery,  tempered  with  organic  material  and  sand,  includes  hemispherical  bowls,  S-profile  vessels,  and  pots  with  cylindrical  necks.  The  Moerian  economy  was  based  on  animal  husbandry,  hunting,  and  fishing.

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