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Setbacks in the use of a handaxe: lithic investment and seasonality in the Early Acheulean

From their first appearance in the archaeological record, the varying degree of biface presence in individual assemblages has long been a notable aspect of discussions surrounding the nature of the Early Acheulean.

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The East African origin of the Western European Acheulean technology: Fact or paradigm?

The East African genesis of the Western European Acheulean is an axiom for most scholars. The main component of the Acheulean, i.e. lithic assemblages, has been used to identify technical traditions, as well as to draw scenarios on the tempos, modes ...
GALLOTTI, ROSALIA
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Additional data on Acheulean locality of Medzhybizh

, 2011
У статті подаються деякі нові дані стосовно геології та археології ашельського місцезнаходження Мвджибіж у верхів'ї Південного Бугу. Частина цих даних розглядається критично.Article contains some new information on the geology and archaeology of ...
Пясецький, В.К.
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The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond

In 2013 an international round-table was held in Rome, discussing “The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Melka Kunture (Upper Awash valley, Ethiopia).
Mussi, Margherita, Gallotti, Rosalia, Mussi Margherita, Gallotti Rosalia   +3 more
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An Acheulean biface from the Deh Luran Plain, Iran

, 2017
In 1960, Robert Braidwood discovered, by chance, an Acheulean biface at Gakia, Kermanshah Province, in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran (Braidwood 1960). Since then, only around ten Lower Palaeolithic sites have been identified on the Iranian Plateau,
Mohsen Zeynivand
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Reconstructing Skills and Strategies of Hominins During the Early Acheulean: Behavioral Flexibility in Handaxe Production at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)

Technological strategies for biface manufacture adopted during the Acheulean represent a significant shift in the Lower Palaeolithic.The appearance of intentional bifacial shaping indicates the imposition of form on stone tools not seen previously ...
Pérez González, Alfredo José, Pappu, Shanti, Akhilesh, Kumar, Santonja, Manuel, Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel, Rubio Jara, Susana, Panera Gallego, Joaquín, Bello-Alonso, Patricia   +7 more
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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya: intentional imposition of symmetric geometry by early hominins? [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci, 2023
Muller A, Barsky D, Sala-Ramos R, Sharon G, Titton S, Vergès JM, Grosman L.   +6 more
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Sourcing Oldowan and Acheulean Stone Tools at Oldupai Gorge (Tanzania)

Hominins habitually moved across landscapes to forage for resources, which can be investigated by the probabilistic attribution of stone tools to raw material sources.
Favreau, Julien
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Organic geochemical evidence of human-controlled fires at Acheulean site of Valdocarros II (Spain, 245 kya). [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Stancampiano LM, Rubio-Jara S, Panera J, Uribelarrea D, Pérez-González A, Magill CR.   +5 more
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Sidi Zin Archaeological Project: New Investigations Into the Acheulean and Middle Stone Age in Tunisia

The Sidi Zin Archaeological Project aims to bridge understanding of the Acheulean–Middle Stone Age transition in northern Tunisia, a relatively understudied region in the context of hominin evolution.
Belhouchet, Lotfi, Fehri, Noômène, Shao, Qingfeng, Essid, El Mabrouk, Falguères, Christophe, Trabelsi, Kaïs, Patalano, Robert, Mabrouki, Mosbah, Aouadi, Nabiha, Roberts, Patrick, Lebreton, Vincent, Arous, Eslem Ben, Mekki, Héla   +12 more
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