Evidence for Earlier Stone Age 'coastal use': The site of Dungo IV, Benguela Province, Angola

I Mesfin, MH Benjamim, AE Lebatard, T Saos… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The relationship between Earlier Stone Age (ESA) hominins and the southern African
coastal environment has been poorly investigated, despite the high concentration of open …

Review of archaeological research in Angola

D de Matos, AC Martins, JC Senna-Martinez… - African Archaeological …, 2021 - Springer
This article examines the historical processes that shaped the development of
archaeological practice in Angola during the Portuguese colonial period and the aftermath …

Javanese Homo erectus on the move in SE Asia circa 1.8 Ma

L Husson, T Salles, AE Lebatard, S Zerathe… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The migration of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia during Early Pleistocene is cardinal to our
comprehension of the evolution of the genus Homo. However, the limited consideration of …

[HTML][HTML] A bioavailable strontium isoscape of Angola with implications for the archaeology of the transatlantic slave trade

X Wang, G Bocksberger, T Lautenschläger… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The region of present-day Angola was one of the main areas from which millions of
enslaved Africans were abducted and forced to migrate to the Americas during the …

In situ-produced 10Be and 26Al indirect dating of Elarmékora Earlier Stone Age artefacts: first attempt in a savannah forest mosaic in the middle Ogooué valley …

R Braucher, R Oslisly, I Mesfin… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Discovered in 1988 by R. Oslisly and B. Peyrot, Elarmékora is a high terrace that, today, is
situated 175 m above the Ogooué River in the historical complex of Elarmékora, attached to …

A new approach to quantifying raw material selectivity in the African Acheulean: perspectives from Angola and South Africa

I Mesfin, MG Lotter, MH Benjamim - Journal of African Archaeology, 2021 - brill.com
In southern Africa, the use of gravel outcrops has been recorded at a range of Earlier Stone
Age sites, and this raises questions about the diversity of raw material sourcing practices …

Survey and explorations of the prehistoric sites in the highlands of southwest Angola

D de Matos, D Nora, R Francisco, J Fernandes… - Journal of Paleolithic …, 2023 - Springer
The area of the escarpment of Angola between Namib and Huíla Province, about 150 km
from the Atlantic coast, yields abundant evidence for human activity throughout the Stone …

[HTML][HTML] Direct cosmogenic nuclide isochron burial dating of early Acheulian stone tools at the T69 Complex (FLK West, Olduvai Bed II, Tanzania)

T Fujioka, A Benito-Calvo, R Mora, L McHenry… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Olduvai Gorge is one of the best-known paleoanthropological sites worldwide, not only for
the wealth of its Early Pleistocene paleontological and archaeological record (Leakey, 1951 …

Early or Middle Stone Age? The lithic assemblage of Capangombe–Santo António, Namibe Province (Angola)

V Piquete, T Pereira, JPPGC Ribeiro, D de Matos - L'Anthropologie, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Capangombe–Santo António is an open-air site located 596 m asl at the foothill of
Morro Santo António, Namibe Province (southwest Angola). The inselberg of Santo António …

Middle Stone Age lithic assemblages from Leba Cave (Southwest Angola)

D de Matos, T Pereira - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Africa is a key region to understand the emergence and evolution of humans and their
distinctive cultural traits. Detailed information exists across the continent, but major areas still …