[HTML][HTML] The revolution that still isn't: The origins of behavioral complexity in Homo sapiens
The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
The middle/later stone age transition and cultural dynamics of late Pleistocene East Africa
CA Tryon - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age (MSA/LSA) transition is a prominent feature of the
African archeological record that began in some places~ 30,000–60,000 years ago …
African archeological record that began in some places~ 30,000–60,000 years ago …
[HTML][HTML] Lacustrine geoarchaeology in the central Kalahari: Implications for Middle Stone Age behaviour and adaptation in dryland conditions
Abstract The Middle Stone Age (MSA) was a time of great human adaptation and innovation.
In southern Africa, coastal locations have been viewed as key places for the development of …
In southern Africa, coastal locations have been viewed as key places for the development of …
Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 50,000-year-old social network in Africa
Humans evolved in a patchwork of semi-connected populations across Africa,;
understanding when and how these groups connected is critical to interpreting our present …
understanding when and how these groups connected is critical to interpreting our present …
The emergence of habitual ochre use in Africa and its significance for the development of ritual behavior during the Middle Stone Age
R Dapschauskas, MB Göden, C Sommer… - Journal of World …, 2022 - Springer
Over the last two decades, red ochre has played a pivotal role in discussions about the
cognitive and cultural evolution of early modern humans during the African Middle Stone …
cognitive and cultural evolution of early modern humans during the African Middle Stone …
78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later Stone Age innovation in an East African tropical forest
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age transition in Africa has been debated as a significant
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
Ostrich eggshell bead strontium isotopes reveal persistent macroscale social networking across late Quaternary southern Africa
Hunter-gatherer exchange networks dampen subsistence and reproductive risks by building
relationships of mutual support outside local groups that are underwritten by symbolic gift …
relationships of mutual support outside local groups that are underwritten by symbolic gift …
Trajectories of cultural innovation from the Middle to Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa: Personal ornaments, bone artifacts, and ocher from Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
Abstract African Middle Stone Age (MSA) populations used pigments, manufactured and
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
[書籍][B] Prehistoric stone tools of Eastern Africa: a guide
JJ Shea - 2020 - books.google.com
Stone tools are the least familiar objects that archaeologists recover from their excavations,
and predictably, they struggle to understand them. Eastern Africa alone boasts a 3.4 million …
and predictably, they struggle to understand them. Eastern Africa alone boasts a 3.4 million …
Past extinctions of Homo species coincided with increased vulnerability to climatic change
At least six different Homo species populated the World during the latest Pliocene to the
Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery, and no …
Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery, and no …