3.3-million-year-old stone tools from Lomekwi 3, West Turkana, Kenya
Human evolutionary scholars have long supposed that the earliest stone tools were made
by the genus Homo and that this technological development was directly linked to climate …
by the genus Homo and that this technological development was directly linked to climate …
In search of the last common ancestor: new findings on wild chimpanzees
WC McGrew - … transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Modelling the behaviour of extinct hominins is essential in order to devise useful hypotheses
of our species' evolutionary origins for testing in the palaeontological and archaeological …
of our species' evolutionary origins for testing in the palaeontological and archaeological …
Still Bay and Howiesons Poort foraging strategies: recent research and models of culture change
Abstract The Still Bay (SB) and Howiesons Poort (HP) industries, endemic to southern Africa
and dating to approximately 72–59 ka, have received a great deal of archaeological …
and dating to approximately 72–59 ka, have received a great deal of archaeological …
Wild macaques challenge the origin of intentional tool production
Intentionally produced sharp-edged stone flakes and flaked pieces are our primary evidence
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …
An earlier origin for stone tool making: implications for cognitive evolution and the transition to Homo
JE Lewis, S Harmand - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The discovery of the earliest known stone tools at Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) from West Turkana,
Kenya, dated to 3.3 Ma, raises new questions about the mode and tempo of key adaptations …
Kenya, dated to 3.3 Ma, raises new questions about the mode and tempo of key adaptations …
On meat eating and human evolution: A taphonomic analysis of BK4b (Upper Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania), and its bearing on hominin megafaunal consumption
M Domínguez-Rodrigo, HT Bunn, AZP Mabulla… - Quaternary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent archaeological work at BK has uncovered abundant taphonomic evidence of
megafaunal exploitation by 1.34 Ma hominins. Butchery of small, medium-sized and large …
megafaunal exploitation by 1.34 Ma hominins. Butchery of small, medium-sized and large …
[图书][B] The archaeology of food: identity, politics, and ideology in the prehistoric and historic past
KC Twiss - 2019 - books.google.com
The Archaeology of Food explains how archaeologists reconstruct what people ate, and
how such reconstructions reveal ancient political struggles, religious practices, ethnic …
how such reconstructions reveal ancient political struggles, religious practices, ethnic …
A qualitative guide to recognize bipolar knapping for flint and quartz
P De La Pena - Lithic technology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a list of macroscopic characteristics for recognizing pieces resulting
from bipolar knapping. I performed specific experiments in fine-grained flint and in quartz. I …
from bipolar knapping. I performed specific experiments in fine-grained flint and in quartz. I …
What novice knappers have to learn to become expert stone toolmakers
N Geribàs, M Mosquera, JM Vergès - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper was to determine what technical gestures must be learned in order to
produce stone tools. To identify these gestures, we compared the performance of expert …
produce stone tools. To identify these gestures, we compared the performance of expert …
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 …