Dabban

An early blade-and-burin industry of Cyrenaica, Libya, dating to 40,000-14,000 years ago. It is thought to be the oldest dated blade-and-burin industry of Upper Palaeolithic type and is recorded from only two sites: Hagfed ed-Dabba and the Haua Fteah. The Dabban is clearly related in some way to the broadly contemporary Upper Palaeolithic complex of Europe and the Near East with backed blades, burins, and endscrapers being its most characteristic artifacts. Its origins are still unknown. Dabban occupation of Haua Fteah continued until c12,000 BC.

A blade industry of Cyrenaician Libya, named after the site of Hagfet ed dabba but best known at Haua Fleam. At the latter cave it appears in the sequence c40,000 be, making a sharp break with the preceding Libyan Pre-AuRiGNACiAN. The Dabban is clearly related in some way to the broadly contemporary Upper Palaeolithic complex of Europe and the Near East, backed blades, burins and endscrapers being its most characteristic artefacts. Dabban occupation of Haua Fteah continued until cl2,000 be.