Wild macaques challenge the origin of intentional tool production
Intentionally produced sharp-edged stone flakes and flaked pieces are our primary evidence
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …
Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and implications for the origins and evolution of bone technology
The advent of bone technology in Africa is often associated with behavioral modernity that
began sometime in the Middle Stone Age. Yet, small numbers of bone tools are known from …
began sometime in the Middle Stone Age. Yet, small numbers of bone tools are known from …
Subspheroids in the lithic assemblage of Barranco León (Spain): Recognizing the late Oldowan in Europe
The lithic assemblage of Barranco León (BL), attributed to the Oldowan techno-complex,
contributes valuable information to reconstruct behavioral patterning of the first hominins to …
contributes valuable information to reconstruct behavioral patterning of the first hominins to …
Raw material optimization and stone tool engineering in the Early Stone Age of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
For more than 1.8 million years hominins at Olduvai Gorge were faced with a choice:
whether to use lavas, quartzite or chert to produce stone tools. All are available locally and …
whether to use lavas, quartzite or chert to produce stone tools. All are available locally and …
Hominin raw material procurement in the Oldowan-Acheulean transition at Olduvai Gorge
LJ McHenry, I de la Torre - Journal of human evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
The lithic assemblages at the Oldowan-Acheulean transition in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge,
Tanzania, represent a wide variety of raw materials reflecting both the diversity of volcanic …
Tanzania, represent a wide variety of raw materials reflecting both the diversity of volcanic …
Oldowan technological behaviour at HWK EE (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)
I de la Torre, R Mora - Journal of Human Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract HWK EE (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) is a late Oldowan site dated to∼ 1.7 Ma that
contains a large fossil and lithic assemblage. This paper reports on the technology of the …
contains a large fossil and lithic assemblage. This paper reports on the technology of the …
Hand grip diversity and frequency during the use of Lower Palaeolithic stone cutting-tools
The suite of anatomical features contributing to the unique gripping capabilities of the
modern human hand evolved alongside the proliferation of Lower Palaeolithic flaked tool …
modern human hand evolved alongside the proliferation of Lower Palaeolithic flaked tool …
Identifying intentional flake production at the dawn of technology: A technological and 3D geometric morphometric study
The production of sharp-edged stone flakes is often viewed as a unique adaptation specific
to the hominin lineage. The discovery of large stone cores and flakes dated to 3.3 Ma has …
to the hominin lineage. The discovery of large stone cores and flakes dated to 3.3 Ma has …
New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
This paper reports the results of renewed fieldwork at the HWK EE site (Olduvai Gorge,
Tanzania). HWK EE is positioned across the boundary between Lower and Middle Bed II, a …
Tanzania). HWK EE is positioned across the boundary between Lower and Middle Bed II, a …
New excavations in the MNK Skull site, and the last appearance of the Oldowan and Homo habilis at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
MNK Skull is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Olduvai Gorge, particularly
due to the previous discovery of human fossils referred to in the paper where the Homo …
due to the previous discovery of human fossils referred to in the paper where the Homo …