Distal tephras of the eastern Lake Victoria basin, equatorial East Africa: correlations, chronology and a context for early modern humans
The tephrostratigraphic framework for Pliocene and Early Pleistocene paleoanthropological
sites in East Africa has been well established through nearly 50 years of research, but a …
sites in East Africa has been well established through nearly 50 years of research, but a …
Small game forgotten: Late Pleistocene foraging strategies in eastern Africa, and remote capture at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
ME Prendergast, J Miller, O Mwebi, E Ndiema… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Pleistocene (∼ 125–12 thousand years ago) record of eastern Africa is
critical for assessing the origin, evolution and history of human behavior. Faunal remains are …
critical for assessing the origin, evolution and history of human behavior. Faunal remains are …
Variability in the middle stone age of eastern Africa
Eastern Africa is an important area to study early populations of Homo sapiens because
subsets of those populations likely dispersed to Eurasia and subsequently throughout the …
subsets of those populations likely dispersed to Eurasia and subsequently throughout the …
New evidence for hominin carcass processing strategies at 1.5 Ma, Koobi Fora, Kenya
BL Pobiner, MJ Rogers, CM Monahan… - Journal of Human …, 2008 - Elsevier
Reconstruction of early Pleistocene hominin carcass acquisition and processing behaviors
are necessarily based at least in part on butchered fossil bones. This paper provides …
are necessarily based at least in part on butchered fossil bones. This paper provides …
3D analysis of cut marks using a new geometric morphometric methodological approach
The arrival of new methodological approaches to study microscopic qualities in cut mark
morphology has been a major improvement in our understanding of butchering activities …
morphology has been a major improvement in our understanding of butchering activities …
Taphonomic analysis of the middle stone age faunal assemblage from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B, Western Cape, South Africa
JC Thompson - Journal of Human Evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
A detailed taphonomic analysis is provided for the mammalian and tortoise faunal
assemblages from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (PP13B). It is the first of several reports on the …
assemblages from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (PP13B). It is the first of several reports on the …
Taphonomy of fossils from the hominin-bearing deposits at Dikika, Ethiopia
Two fossil specimens from the DIK-55 locality in the Hadar Formation at Dikika, Ethiopia, are
contemporaneous with the earliest documented stone tools, and they collectively bear …
contemporaneous with the earliest documented stone tools, and they collectively bear …
Tortoise taphonomy and tortoise butchery patterns at Blombos Cave, South Africa
JC Thompson, CS Henshilwood - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Tortoises are one of the most common faunal components at many Palaeolithic
archaeological sites across the Old World. They provide protein, fat, and other …
archaeological sites across the Old World. They provide protein, fat, and other …
Life and death at Dmanisi, Georgia: Taphonomic signals from the fossil mammals
There are many hypotheses regarding influences on the early hominin biogeographic
spread into Eurasia; among them is increased meat-eating. Dmanisi in Georgia is one of the …
spread into Eurasia; among them is increased meat-eating. Dmanisi in Georgia is one of the …
Taphonomic analysis of the Middle Stone Age larger mammal faunal assemblage from Blombos Cave, southern Cape, South Africa
JC Thompson, CS Henshilwood - Journal of Human Evolution, 2011 - Elsevier
A detailed taphonomic analysis is reported for a sample of the larger mammalian faunal
assemblage (> 4.5 kg live body weight) from Blombos Cave. The analysis provides an …
assemblage (> 4.5 kg live body weight) from Blombos Cave. The analysis provides an …