| The Capsian man left, besides the lithic implement, vestiges that betray aesthetic preoccupations. |
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| The Palaeolithic industry of North Africa and southern Europe is noted for its microliths and called Capsian culture, taking its name from the town of Gafsa in Tunisia. |
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| This was succeeded by two distinctive blade-tool complexes the Capsian and Oranian which are more or less contemporary. |
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| The Capsian sites are all inland, whereas the Oranian has a coastal distribution. |
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| This was followed by the introduction into the area of a true blade technique, called the Kenya Capsian, together with the art of pottery making. |
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| The upper Kenya Capsian, with traces of similar pottery found at Gamble's Cave, probably represents the Mesolithic of Kenya. |
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| The Capsian culture brought Morocco into the Neolithic about 8000 BC, at a time when the Maghreb was less arid than it is today. |
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| Iberomaurusian and Capsian are the two main cultural spheres of the Maghrebi Epipalaeolithic. |
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