No sustained increase in zooarchaeological evidence for carnivory after the appearance of Homo erectus

WA Barr, B Pobiner, J Rowan, A Du… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The appearance of Homo erectus shortly after 2.0 Ma is widely considered a turning point in
human dietary evolution, with increased consumption of animal tissues driving the evolution …

[HTML][HTML] Sourcing Oldowan and Acheulean stone tools in Eastern Africa: Aims, methods, challenges, and state of knowledge

J Favreau - Quaternary Science Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Eastern Africa's Plio-Pleistocene palaeoanthropological record has shaped our
understanding of human biological and cultural evolution. Over the years, raw material …

[图书][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 …

Emergent technological variation in archaeological landscapes: a primate perspective

JS Reeves, T Proffitt… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Archaeological evidence informs our understanding of the evolution of hominin behaviour.
Such evidence is traditionally used to reconstruct hominin activities and intentions. In the …

Aridity, availability of drinking water and freshwater foods, and hominin and archeological sites during the Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene in the western region of the …

X Boës, B Van Bocxlaer, S Prat, C Feibel… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Although the Turkana Basin is one of the driest regions of the East African Rift, its
Plio–Pleistocene sediments are rich in freshwater vertebrates and invertebrates, providing …

Ecological perspectives on technological diversity at Kanjera South

JS Reeves, DR Braun, EM Finestone… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aspects of hominin behavior responsible for Oldowan stone tool variation are the focus
of much debate. There is some consensus that this variation arises from a combination of …

Searching for hidden activities: Percussive tools from the Oldowan and Acheulean of West Turkana, Kenya (2.3–1.76 Ma)

A Arroyo, S Harmand, H Roche, N Taylor - Journal of Archaeological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the last thirty years, investigations in the Nachukui Formation (West Turkana, Kenya)
have revealed the importance of the region for human evolution studies within an …

Before the Acheulean: the emergence of bifacial shaping at Kokiselei 6 (1.8 Ma), West Turkana, Kenya

H Duke, C Feibel, S Harmand - Journal of Human Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
We present new evidence for the emergence of biface shaping from Kokiselei 6 in the
Kokiselei Site Complex (KS) in West Turkana, Kenya. This rich and well-preserved new site …

Pitted stones in the Acheulean from Olduvai Gorge Beds III and IV (Tanzania): a use-wear and 3D approach

A Arroyo, I de la Torre - Journal of Human Evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
The archaeological sequence of Olduvai Gorge Beds III and IV is essential for the study of
the evolution of the African Acheulean between∼ 1.3 Ma and 0.6 Ma. However, no further …

Products, not prerequisites: the becoming of cultural models

MN Haidle - Cognition in and out of the mind: Advances in cultural …, 2024 - Springer
From a paleoanthropological standpoint, this chapter critically explores some essential
assumptions of Cognitive Model Theory (CMT). CMT considers common mental constructs …