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Terrestrial implications for the maritime geoarchaeological resource: A view from the Lower Palaeolithic [PDF]

, 2007
Stone tools and faunal remains have been recovered from the English Channel and the North Sea through trawling, dredging for aggregates, channel clearance, and coring.
A Tuffreau, A Velegrakis, AJ Howard, AS Murray, AS Murray, B Hack, B Werz, CS Gamble, D Maddy, D Maddy, D Mol, DA Roe, DC Schreve, DC Schreve, DR Bridgland, DR Bridgland, DR Bridgland, DR Bridgland, DR Bridgland, DR Bridgland, DS Kaufman, EM Durrance, FF Wenban-Smith, G Lericolais, GA Sykes, GAT Duller, H Breuil, H Breuil, H Yoshida, J Huissteden Van, J Rose, J Vandenberghe, J Vandenberghe, J Vandenberghe, J Vandenberghe, J Wallinga, J Wallinga, J-Y Reynaud, JC Chambers, JJ Wymer, JJ Wymer, KJ Thomsen, LBM Verhart, LG Allen, M Drees, M White, MD Bateman, MR Bates, MR Bates, N Agersnap-Larsen, N Ashton, N Stern, N Stern, NM Ashton, P Antoine, PL Gibbard, PL Gibbard, RF Galbraith, RJO Hamblin, RM Bailey, RM Bailey, RM Briant, Robert Hosfield, RT Hosfield, RT Hosfield, S Stokes, SA Parfitt, SG Lewis, TDJ Cameron, TDJ Cameron, TDJ Cameron, W Roebroeks   +71 more
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Evolutionary selection and morphological integration in the hand of modern humans

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 185, Issue 3, November 2024.
Abstract Objectives To enhance our understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of the modern human hand by analyzing the degree of integration and ability to respond to selection pressures of each phalanx and metacarpal bone. Materials and Methods The sample comprised 96 adult individuals, both female and male, from Euro‐American, Afro‐American, and ...
Mikel Arlegi, Carlos Lorenzo
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The Red Sea, Coastal Landscapes, and Hominin Dispersals [PDF]

, 2009
This chapter provides a critical assessment of environment, landscape and resources in the Red Sea region over the past five million years in relation to archaeological evidence of hominin settlement, and of current hypotheses about the role of the ...
A Ayele, A Beyin, A Beyin, A Dabbagh, A Hubert-Ferrari, A Killick, A Templeton, A Turner, AG Parker, AG Parker, AG Parker, C Darwin, C Finlayson, C Hemleben, CA Fernandes, CJR Braithwaite, CS Henshilwood, CS Henshilwood, D Bulbeck, DA Jones, DC Johanson, DL Harrison, DWJ Bosence, E Bonatti, E Schultz, E Tchernov, EJ Rohling, F Wendorf, F Wendorf, FJ Edwards, G Avery, G Bailey, G Bailey, G Bailey, G Caton-Thompson, G Gvirtzman, G King, G King, G Wahida, G Woldegabriel, GCP King, GCP King, GI Omar, GN Bailey, GN Bailey, GN Bailey, H Faure, H Faure, H Lumley De, H McClure, H Ron, H Weikert, HS Edgell, HVA James, HW Arz, I Manighetti, J Chappell, J Rídl, J Scott-Jackson, J Zarins, J Zarins, J Zarins, J-C Plaziat, JG Frazier, JH Bruggemann, JI Rose, JI Rose, JK Warren, JM Beaton, JM Erlandson, JS Field, JS Field, K Lambeck, K Lambeck, K Thangaraj, KA Amirkhanov, KW Butzer, KW Butzer, LC Aiello, M Fenton, M Gilmore, M Ingraham, M Lahr, M Mastaller, M Petraglia, M Petraglia, M Petraglia, M Siddall, M Siddall, M Taviani, MA Mannino, MC Stiner, N Flemming, NJ Shackleton, NM Whalen, NM Whalen, NM Whalen, NM Whalen, NM Whalen, NM Whalen, P Forster, P Peer Van, P Sanlaville, PA Mellars, PM Vermeersch, R Crassard, R Dennell, R Dennell, R Derricourt, R Jagher, RC Walter, RFG Ormond, RG Klein, RN Munro, RW Girdler, RW Girdler, S Oppenheimer, SM Head, SM Head, T Felis, T White, V Macaulay, VM Cabrera   +122 more
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A Dynamical Analysis of the Suitability of Prehistoric Spheroids from the Cave of Hearths as Thrown Projectiles [PDF]

, 2016
Spheroids are ball-shaped stone objects found in African archaeological sites dating from 1.8 million years ago (Early Stone Age) to at least 70,000 years ago (Middle Stone Age).
AD Wilson, B Isaac, GC Westergaard, GP Bingham, J Prothero, J Wilkins, J Wilkins, JM Carretero, L Leakey, L Liebenberg, LM Sturdivan, LT Buck, N Roach, P Van Peer, PJ Tobias, PR Jones, Q Zhu, Q Zhu, Q Zhu, Q Zhu, Q Zhu, Q Zhu, R Cross, V Rots   +23 more
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Globalisation of Stone Tools and Beginnings of Mechanical Processing of Polymers [PDF]

Based on research on influence of rubber and plastics on globalization, an interesting question arose: can we define the first globalization way of material culture? Manufacturing of first stone tools can be seen at the site of Gona, Ethiopia (dated to 2,
Igor Catic, Ivor Karavanic, Maja Rujnic-Sokele   +2 more
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The Lower Palaeolithic in Asturias [PDF]

, 2000
En Asturias el paleolítico Antiguo en el que se incluyen las culturas achelense y musteriense se encuentra representado en varios conjuntos repartidos por toda la geografía regional y de manera fundamental en la Rasa litoral y en las terrazas fluviales ...
Rodríguez Asensio, José Adolfo
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Getting a Handle on Technological Complexity in the Acheulean: Hand-axes Make Excellent High-Energy Hafted Woodworking Tools

EXARC Journal
Reconstructing human behavioural complexity from stone tools is a primary concern for the Palaeolithic archaeologist. Two nested challenges exist in this reconstruction.
Christopher Scott, Karl Lee
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The earliest iron-producing communities in the Lower Congo region of Central Africa : new insights from the Bu, Kindu and Mantsetsi sites [PDF]

, 2019
In 2015 the KongoKing research project team excavated the Bu, Kindu and Mantsetsi sites situated in the Kongo-Central Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). All are part of the Kay Ladio Group.
Beeckman, Hans, Bostoen, Koen, Clist, Bernard-Olivier, Hubau, Wannes, Tshibamba Mukendi, John   +4 more
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The Acheulean hand axe: a toolmaker's perspective.

, 2023
Consideration of the physical and behavioral adaptations in humans that appear to be specific adaptations for coastal foraging.
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The origin of the Acheulean. Techno-functional study of the FLK W lithic record (Olduvai, Tanzania).

PLoS ONE, 2017
The Acheulean materials documented in FLK West dated c. 1.7 Ma. are the focus of the present work. An original techno-functional approach is applied here to analyze the origin of Acheulean tools.
Policarpo Sánchez-Yustos, Fernando Diez-Martín, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Javier Duque, Cristina Fraile, Isabel Díaz, Sara de Francisco, Enrique Baquedano, Audax Mabulla   +8 more
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