Settling In: Evidence of Territorial Exclusion in the Later Middle Stone Age of Northern Tanzania

Abstract

This paper documents an investigation that was conducted at the Loiyangalani site, a Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeological occurrence in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. The site ' s content is of particular interest because of the marked differences between its archaeological content and those of broadly comparable MSA assemblages from adjoining areas. These differences can be interpreted as a reflection of territorial exclusion, such as to control access to crucial resources.