Generally flints in Western Asia belonging to the Lower Palaeolithic are mostly discovered in river terrace or open-air sites. The Lower Palaeolithic industries so far discovered in cave deposits belong to the age later than the Tayacian (GARROD & BATE, 1937, NEUVILLE, 1951). Therefore, because the investigations of our team were mainly for the purpose of discovering cave sites, the discovery of flints corres ponding to the Lower Palaeolithic was only incidental, and very few in number.

At Khellale (Site 97), two handaxes were discovered in situ, below the gravel surface of the river terrace of Nahr el Kebir (Fig. 38:2,3).

Figure 38     Flint Implements of the Lower Palaeolithic 1. Roughly ovate biface with the butt thinned, heavily abraded. (Mseel, Site 22) 2. Roughly pear-shaped biface with the butt thinned, heavily abraded. (Mseel, Site 22) 3. Roughly pear-shaped biface, heavily abraded. (Khellale, Site 97) 4. Roughly pear-shaped and pointed biface with a large amount of cortex left on both faces of the butt, heavily abraded. (Khellale, Site 97)

Specimens collected at Mseel (Site 22) have been rolled more strongly than those discovered at Khellale. They are composed of comparatively small handaxes flaked all over the face. They appear in a shape closer to an ovate type biface (Fie. 38:1,2).