The flake knapping in western Mediterranean during the Middle Palaeolithic H. Oudouche et al., May 2017 50e réunion annuelle de l’Association canadienne d’archéologie ACA 10 au 13 mai 2017 (Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada) The purpose of this research is to investigate the débitage Kombewa, discovered from 1938 in East Africa, and subsequently defined as a flaking method of the predetermined flake from the ventral surface of the flaked-flake. However, the same type of product could be obtained by the knapping of a bifacial piece, preparing a striking platform on the ventral side or by recycling an ancient flake. The Kombewa is better known in the Lower Palaeolithic, but it remains insufficiently characterized during the Middle Palaeolithic, and many aspects such as its status and the aim of its production are not fully explored. The objective of this work is to determine the technological context of the Kombewa knapping and to record its behavioural significance during th
