Linking primatology and archaeology: The transversality of stone percussive behaviors
S Harmand, A Arroyo - Journal of Human Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the launch of the Journal of Human Evolution fifty years ago, the archaeology of
human origins and the evolution of culture have witnessed major breakthroughs with the …
human origins and the evolution of culture have witnessed major breakthroughs with 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 …
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 …
Plio–Pleistocene sediments are rich in freshwater vertebrates and invertebrates, providing …
Aridification and orbital forcing of eastern African climate during the Plio-Pleistocene
We developed a composite outcrop proxy record of Plio-Pleistocene climate in eastern
Africa using the radiometrically-dated sediments of the Omo Group that preserve evidence …
Africa using the radiometrically-dated sediments of the Omo Group that preserve evidence …
[HTML][HTML] Statistical assessment of the temporal and cultural relationship between the Lomekwian and Oldowan
The temporal relationship between the Lomekwi 3 archaeological site and the Oldowan
stone tool industry is not well explored. Lomekwi 3 dates to 3.3 million years ago (Ma) …
stone tool industry is not well explored. Lomekwi 3 dates to 3.3 million years ago (Ma) …
Captive bonobos (Pan paniscus) apply precision grips when using flaked stone tools
Objectives Current evidence suggests that flaked stone tool technologies did not emerge
until~ 3.3–2.6 million‐years‐ago (Ma). It is often hypothesized that early hominin (principally …
until~ 3.3–2.6 million‐years‐ago (Ma). It is often hypothesized that early hominin (principally …
Environmental comparisons of the Awash Valley, Turkana Basin and lower Omo Valley from upper Miocene to Holocene as assessed from stable carbon and oxygen …
J Paquette, MSM Drapeau - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Awash Valley, Turkana Basin and lower Omo Valley of East Africa are three
regions that have been particularly important for documenting the environment from the late …
regions that have been particularly important for documenting the environment from the late …
A 4.3-million-year-old Australopithecus anamensis mandible from Ileret, East Turkana, Kenya, and its paleoenvironmental context
Abstract A hominin mandible, KNM-ER 63000, and associated vertebrate remains were
recovered in 2011 from Area 40 in East Turkana, Kenya. Tephrostratigraphic and …
recovered in 2011 from Area 40 in East Turkana, Kenya. Tephrostratigraphic and …
Des traces de boucherie aux outils lithiques de Masol (Pliocène supérieur, Inde du Nord). Une approche psychomotrice de l'origine et de l'identité des hominiens
AD Malassé, D Cauche - L'anthropologie, 2022 - Elsevier
Résumé Masol est une formation géologique des piémonts himalayens du nord-ouest de
l'Inde attribuée au Pliocène final dès les années 1960 par les fossiles de la zone …
l'Inde attribuée au Pliocène final dès les années 1960 par les fossiles de la zone …
The Turkana Basin
RW Renaut, RB Owen - The Kenya Rift Lakes: Modern and Ancient …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Precambrian to Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks of the Turkana Basin are
overlain by Late Cretaceous to Early Palaeogene arkose, Late Eocene to Miocene …
overlain by Late Cretaceous to Early Palaeogene arkose, Late Eocene to Miocene …
The Importance of Aquatic Foods and Environments for the Early Hominin Brain
KM Stewart, SC Cunnane - 2023 - academic.oup.com
Diet was critical to the growing early Homo brain, which required brain-selective nutrients
such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), iodine, and iron for growth. Fish and shellfish were …
such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), iodine, and iron for growth. Fish and shellfish were …