An overview of the cognitive implications of the Oldowan Industrial Complex
This paper focuses on the empirical evidence for the cognitive abilities of early hominins of
the Oldowan Industrial Complex (c.≥ 2.6 to 1.4 Mya) on the African continent. It profiles …
the Oldowan Industrial Complex (c.≥ 2.6 to 1.4 Mya) on the African continent. It profiles …
[PDF][PDF] An overview of the Oldowan industrial complex: the sites and the nature of their evidence
2. Developed Oldowan A: Beginning in at the base of Middle Bed II (ca. 1.65 mya)“Oldowan
tool forms persist, but there is a marked increase in spheroids and subspheroids and in the …
tool forms persist, but there is a marked increase in spheroids and subspheroids and in the …
The evolution and cultural transmission of percussive technology: integrating evidence from palaeoanthropology and primatology
We bring together the quite different kinds of evidence available from palaeoanthropology
and primatology to better understand the origins of Plio-Pleistocene percussive technology …
and primatology to better understand the origins of Plio-Pleistocene percussive technology …
Further research at the Oldowan site of Ain Hanech, North-eastern Algeria
Further investigations were carried out at Ain Hanech, Algeria in 1998 and 1999 to explore
its potential for investigating early hominid behavioral patterns and adaptation. Research …
its potential for investigating early hominid behavioral patterns and adaptation. Research …
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 …
The site of Ain Hanech revisited: new investigations at this Lower Pleistocene site in Northern Algeria
M Sahnouni, J de Heinzelin - Journal of Archaeological Science, 1998 - Elsevier
New archaeological investigations have been carried out at the Oldowan site of Ain Hanech
in northeast Algeria. The archaeological horizons are delineated and positioned relative to …
in northeast Algeria. The archaeological horizons are delineated and positioned relative to …
An experimental investigation into the nature of faceted limestone “spheroids” in the Early Palaeolithic
At some Early Palaeolithic sites (eg Ain Hanech, Algeria and el'Ubeidiya, Israel),
archaeologists have uncovered interesting and enigmatic artefact forms that have received …
archaeologists have uncovered interesting and enigmatic artefact forms that have received …
The earliest human occupation of North Africa: a reply to Sahnouni et al.(2002)
D Geraads, JP Raynal, V Eisenmann - Journal of Human Evolution, 2004 - Elsevier
Conclusion Hominid immigration into North Africa probably took place between 2.5 and 1.2
Ma, but secure dating of the sites belonging to this period is still lacking. Aı̈n Hanech is …
Ma, but secure dating of the sites belonging to this period is still lacking. Aı̈n Hanech is …
Saharan corridors and their role in the evolutionary geography of 'Out of Africa I'
MM Lahr - Out of Africa I: the first hominin colonization of Eurasia, 2010 - Springer
In any discussion of hominin dispersal it is possible, and important, to examine the event at
many different scales. This paper examines the initial dispersal out of Africa at the scale of …
many different scales. This paper examines the initial dispersal out of Africa at the scale of …
On the age of Ain Hanech Oldowan locality (Algeria): First numerical dating results
1.1. Background Our current understanding of early human settlements in North Africa relies
on a few well-contextualized Oldowan and Acheulean sites (eg, Ain Hanech, El Kherba, Ain …
on a few well-contextualized Oldowan and Acheulean sites (eg, Ain Hanech, El Kherba, Ain …