Fig 1.
Map of Central Africa and the sites mentioned in the text.
This Map shows the distribution of sites contemporany to Pahon sites. Map modified from https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/map#5/-0.644/25.567.
Fig 2.
View of Pahon Cave entrance where has been excavated the two trenches – © Photos from Serge Caillault.
Fig 3.
Statigraphic profile of the Pahon Cave.
Stratigraphy and chronology of the profile of SDG test-pit of Pahon Cave @ R. Oslisly.
Fig 4.
Pottery sherds found on the surface of the Pahon Cave.
Table 1.
Techno-typological details of TOB Trench from Pahon Cave.
Table 2.
Techno-typological details of SDG Trench from Pahon Cave per chronological Stratigraphic Unit (SU).
Fig 5.
Lithic assemblages from the Pahon Cave.
Artifacts from the 80–100 cm layer of the Pahon Cave; A and B are cores on flake, C is a core on a small block, and D is a hammerstone.
Fig 6.
Lithic assemblages from the Pahon Cave.
Artifacts from the 80–100 cm layer of the Pahon Cave; A and B are débordant flakes, C, D, E, and G are elongated flakes; F and G are semi-cortical flakes.
Fig 7.
Lithic assemblages from the Pahon Cave.
Examples of cores from Stratigraphic Unit 3: A is a centripetal core on a pebble, B on a block, C and D on flakes.
Fig 8.
Lithic assemblages from the Pahon Cave.
Flakes from Stratigraphic Unit3: A, B, and C are elongated flakes; D and F are retouched flakes; E and G are cortical and semi-cortical flakes.
Fig 9.
Polished adze fragment from Stratigraphic Unit 3 dated between 6,604 and 5,660 cal BP.
Table 3.
Overview of the faunal remains identified in the different stratigraphic units of the test pits SDG and TOB. The figures represent number of identified specimens (NISPs).
Table 4.
Comparison of techno-typological attributes of cores from TOB and SDG trenches.
Table 5.
Comparison of techno-typological attributes of flakes from TOB and SDG trenches.
Fig 10.
Examples of macroscopic use-wears on unretouched flakes from TOB trench (Stratigraphic Unit 3). A and B present lateral cutting edge uses and C is distal edge use.
Fig 11.
Correlation between archeozoological and lithic remains.
Abundance of bat remains and lithic material within the different stratigraphic spits (fragment counts).