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What Is the Acheulean? [PDF]

Evol Anthropol
ABSTRACT The Acheulean represents the longest cultural period known to human history, lasting globally for more than 1.75 million years. It may have emerged as early as 1.95 Ma in Africa, spreading throughout much of the continent and then into Eurasia and lasting up to 350–200 ka in western Europe and South Asia,
Moncel MH, Cucart-Mora C, Arzarello M, Ashton N, Baena J, Barsky D, de la Torre I, Galanidou N, García-Medrano P, Hertler C, Herzlinger G, Ingicco T, Li H, Ma D, Mosquera M, Ollé A, Pappu S, Pei S, Tian C, Wang W, Bae CJ.   +20 more
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Modelling the end of the Acheulean at global and continental levels suggests widespread persistence into the Middle Palaeolithic

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2021
The Acheulean is the longest cultural tradition ever practised by humans, lasting for over 1.5 million years. Yet, its end has never been accurately dated; only broad 300–150 thousand years ago (Kya) estimates exist. Here we use optimal linear estimation
Alastair J. M. Key, Ivan Jarić, David L. Roberts   +2 more
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Manual restrictions on Palaeolithic technological behaviours [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
The causes of technological innovation in the Palaeolithic archaeological record are central to understanding Plio-Pleistocene hominin behaviour and temporal trends in artefact variation.
Alastair J.M. Key, Christopher J. Dunmore   +1 more
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The earliest European Acheulean: new insights into the large shaped tools from the late Early Pleistocene site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain)

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
Since the oldest known Acheulean lithic techno-typological features in Europe were reported at the site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain), continuous fieldwork has been conducted there in archeological deposits of the late Early Pleistocene age (
Andreu Ollé, Andreu Ollé, Diego Lombao, Diego Lombao, Lena Asryan, Lena Asryan, Paula García-Medrano, Paula García-Medrano, Paula García-Medrano, Paula García-Medrano, Adrián Arroyo, Adrián Arroyo, Juan Luis Fernández-Marchena, Juan Luis Fernández-Marchena, Juan Luis Fernández-Marchena, Görkem C. Yeşilova, Görkem C. Yeşilova, Isabel Cáceres, Isabel Cáceres, Rosa Huguet, Rosa Huguet, Rosa Huguet, Lucía López-Polín, Lucía López-Polín, Antonio Pineda, Antonio Pineda, Antonio García-Tabernero, Darío Fidalgo, Antonio Rosas, Palmira Saladié, Palmira Saladié, Palmira Saladié, Josep Vallverdú, Josep Vallverdú, Josep Vallverdú   +34 more
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Acheulean Diversity in Britain (MIS 15-MIS11): From the Standardization to the Regionalization of Technology

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
The appearance of the Acheulean and the production of new bifacial tools marked a revolution in human behavior. The use of longer and complex operative chains, with centripetal and recurrent knapping, adapted to different raw materials, created long ...
Paula García-Medrano, Paula García-Medrano, Paula García-Medrano, Paula García-Medrano, Ceri Shipton, Mark White, Nick Ashton   +6 more
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On the Discovery of a Late Acheulean 'Giant' Handaxe from the Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, Kent

Internet Archaeology, 2023
This article presents initial results from excavations at Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, which produced several handaxes, two of which can be classed as 'giant handaxes'.
Letty Ingrey, Sarah M Duffy, Martin Bates, Andrew Shaw, Matt Pope   +4 more
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Lower Palaeolithic (Acheulean) adaptations in the central Narmada Valley: New evidence from Sehore and Narmadapuram Districts, Madhya Pradesh, India

Quaternary Science Advances, 2023
Central India represents one of the plenteous Acheulean records in the Indian Subcontinent, with over 300 occurrences of various types reported thus far.
Vivek Singh, Shantanu Katiyar, Nupur Tiwari, K. Krishnan, Parth R. Chauhan   +4 more
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¿Hubo ocupaciones achelenses en Santimamiñe? [PDF]

Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia
En 1960, el hallazgo de un bifaz de cuarcita en la excavación de Santimamiñe planteó la posibilidad de que hubiera habido ocupaciones achelenses en la cueva.
Joseba Rios-Garaizar
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The emergence of Late Acheulean pattern of bifact production and resharpening (on materials of Hugub locality, 600–500 ka, in Ethiopia)

UISPP Journal, 2022
The Hugub open-air site in Ethiopia well-dated to between 600 and 500 ka yields the earliest securely dated and found in situ Late Acheulean archaeology in Africa.
W. Henry Gilbert, Liubov V. Golovanova, Vladimir B. Doronichev, Ivan G. Shirobokov   +3 more
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L’archéologie comme science coloniale en Afrique centrale équatoriale

Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2011
Equatorial Africa remained on the sidelines of archaeological and prehistorical research activities during the colonial era. Evolutionist and diffusional theories that inspired colonial policy considered the great Equatorial forest as a place in its ...
Germain Loumpet
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