The Late Acheulean Site at Fjaje, Wadi el-Bustan, Southern Jordan

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Abstract
The large Lower Paleolithic site at Fjaje, near the Crusader fortress of Shobak in southern Jordan, extends over approximately six hectares. The bifaces indicate that the occupations are primarily of Late Acheulean affiliation, probably contemporaneous with Umm Qatafa Dl in Palestine, but the flake implement sample is very similar to the industry from the earliest occupations in the Tabun Cave in Mt Carmel. Combined with the analysis of the Fjaje data, recent studies of Late Acheulean industries in the Near East suggest that the non-biface components reflect similar patterns of variability as are witnessed in the Middle Paleolithic of the Near East and Europe.

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