Correlating tephras and cryptotephras using glass compositional analyses and numerical and statistical methods: review and evaluation
We define tephras and cryptotephras and their components (mainly ash-sized particles of
glass±crystals in distal deposits) and summarize the basis of tephrochronology as a …
glass±crystals in distal deposits) and summarize the basis of tephrochronology as a …
The expansion of the Acheulian to the Southeastern Ethiopian Highlands: Insights from the new early Pleistocene site-complex of Melka Wakena
E Hovers, T Gossa, A Asrat, EM Niespolo… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current models of early hominin biological and cultural evolution are shaped almost entirely
by the data accumulated from the East African Rift System (EARS) over the last decades. In …
by the data accumulated from the East African Rift System (EARS) over the last decades. In …
Chronostratigraphy and age modeling of Pleistocene drill cores from the Olduvai basin, Tanzania (Olduvai Gorge coring project)
Abstract The Olduvai Gorge Coring Project drilled a total of 611.72 m of core (575.48 m
recovered) of mostly fluvio-lacustrine and fan-delta volcaniclastic Pleistocene strata at three …
recovered) of mostly fluvio-lacustrine and fan-delta volcaniclastic Pleistocene strata at three …
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 …
Large mammal diets and paleoecology across the Oldowan–Acheulean transition at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania from stable isotope and tooth wear analyses
The well-dated Pleistocene sediments at Olduvai Gorge have yielded a rich record of
hominin fossils, stone tools, and vertebrate faunal remains that, taken together, provide …
hominin fossils, stone tools, and vertebrate faunal remains that, taken together, provide …
Two Acheuleans, two humankinds. From 1.5 to 0.85 Ma at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopian highlands)
R Gallotti, M Mussi - Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 2017 - iris.uniroma1.it
The Acheulean is the longest-lasting human cultural record, spanning approximately 1.5 Ma
and three continents. The most comprehensive sequences are found in East Africa, where …
and three continents. The most comprehensive sequences are found in East Africa, where …
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 …
New Olduvai Basin stratigraphy and stratigraphic concepts revealed by OGCP cores into the Palaeolake Olduvai depocentre, Tanzania
IG Stanistreet, H Stollhofen, AL Deino… - Palaeogeography …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Olduvai Gorge Coring Project (OGCP) drilled four boreholes 1A, 2A, 3A, 3B at
three sites into the central palaeolake of the Olduvai Basin depocentre. Previously known …
three sites into the central palaeolake of the Olduvai Basin depocentre. Previously known …
Paleoecology of the Serengeti during the Oldowan-Acheulean transition at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: The mammal and fish evidence
Eight years of excavation work by the Olduvai Geochronology and Archaeology Project
(OGAP) has produced a rich vertebrate fauna from several sites within Bed II, Olduvai Gorge …
(OGAP) has produced a rich vertebrate fauna from several sites within Bed II, Olduvai Gorge …
Olduvai's oldest Oldowan
Abstract Previously, Olduvai Bed I excavations revealed Oldowan assemblages< 1.85 Ma,
mainly in the eastern gorge. New western gorge excavations locate a much older∼ 2.0 Ma …
mainly in the eastern gorge. New western gorge excavations locate a much older∼ 2.0 Ma …