[HTML][HTML] Earliest Acheulian paleolandscape reveals a 1.7 million-year-old megasite at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
M Domínguez-Rodrigo, D Uribelarrea… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract FLK West (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge) contains the oldest association of Acheulian stone
tools and exploitation of fauna (including megafauna) by hominins in the Pleistocene …
tools and exploitation of fauna (including megafauna) by hominins in the Pleistocene …
Earliest archaeological evidence of persistent hominin carnivory
The emergence of lithic technology by∼ 2.6 million years ago (Ma) is often interpreted as a
correlate of increasingly recurrent hominin acquisition and consumption of animal remains …
correlate of increasingly recurrent hominin acquisition and consumption of animal remains …
Springs, palm groves, and the record of early hominins in Africa
D Barboni, GM Ashley, B Bourel, H Arráiz… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hominins evolved in Africa during a period of overall regional cooling, drying, and
increasingly variable climate. Despite prevailing regional aridity since the mid-Miocene, data …
increasingly variable climate. Despite prevailing regional aridity since the mid-Miocene, data …
On meat eating and human evolution: A taphonomic analysis of BK4b (Upper Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania), and its bearing on hominin megafaunal consumption
Recent archaeological work at BK has uncovered abundant taphonomic evidence of
megafaunal exploitation by 1.34 Ma hominins. Butchery of small, medium-sized and large …
megafaunal exploitation by 1.34 Ma hominins. Butchery of small, medium-sized and large …
The first evidence of cut marks and usewear traces from the Plio-Pleistocene locality of El-Kherba (Ain Hanech), Algeria: implications for early hominin subsistence …
The current archaeological data on early hominin subsistence activities in Africa are derived
chiefly from Sub-Saharan Plio-Pleistocene sites. The recent studies at El-Kherba (Ain …
chiefly from Sub-Saharan Plio-Pleistocene sites. The recent studies at El-Kherba (Ain …
A critical re-evaluation of bone surface modification models for inferring fossil hominin and carnivore interactions through a multivariate approach: application to the …
Over the past three decades, controversial interpretations of the behavioral meaning of bone
surface modifications at FLK Zinj regarding primary or secondary access to carcasses by …
surface modifications at FLK Zinj regarding primary or secondary access to carcasses by …
A new approach to raw material use in the exploitation of animal carcasses at BK (Upper Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): a micro‐photogrammetric and geometric …
The use of innovative techniques such as micro‐photogrammetry and geometric
morphometrics may have a major impact on the differentiation of cut marks made with …
morphometrics may have a major impact on the differentiation of cut marks made with …
Taphonomy of ungulate ribs and the consumption of meat and bone by 1.2-million-year-old hominins at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
The phenomenon of equifinality complicates behavioral interpretations of faunal
assemblages from contexts in which Pleistocene hominins are suspected bone …
assemblages from contexts in which Pleistocene hominins are suspected bone …
Invention, reinvention and innovation: the makings of Oldowan lithic technology
E Hovers - Developments in Quaternary Sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
In the modern world, creativity often culminates in material things or ideas about how to
make them, and therefore should be of major interest of archaeologists, who deal with the …
make them, and therefore should be of major interest of archaeologists, who deal with the …
Dietary options and behavior suggested by plant biomarker evidence in an early human habitat
The availability of plants and freshwater shapes the diets and social behavior of
chimpanzees, our closest living relative. However, limited evidence about the spatial …
chimpanzees, our closest living relative. However, limited evidence about the spatial …