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The origin of the Acheulean: the 1.7 million-year-old site of FLK West, Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The appearance of the Acheulean is one of the hallmarks of human evolution. It represents the emergence of a complex behavior, expressed in the recurrent manufacture of large-sized tools, with standardized forms, implying more advance forethought and ...
Baquedano, E.   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Precipitation mechanism of anhydrite cement in lacustrine tight sandstone: Implications for fluid activity, mass transfer and pore origin of open diagenetic system in tight sandstone

open access: yesThe Depositional Record, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
This paper discusses a new model concerning the precipitation mechanismand significance of anhydrite cement in tight sandstone. Anhydrite cement ismainly formed by the dissolution and reprecipitation of early‐diageneticcalcite cements, feldspars and volcanic rock fragments at the mesodiageneticstage.
Long Luo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mineral resources of the English Channel and Thames Estuary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report accompanies the Marine mineral resource map the marine sand and gravel resources of the English Channel and Thames Estuary (Bide et al, 2012).
Balson, P.S.   +5 more
core  

Neanderthal footprints in the “Matalascañas trampled surface” (SW Spain): new OSL dating and Mousterian lithic industry

open access: yesQuaternary Science Reviews, 2023
C. Neto de Carvalho   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

BURIED ORNAMENTS: EXPLORING FUNERARY BEHAVIOURS IN THE CHALCOLITHIC FROM THE LOWER DANUBE

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 2-27, February 2026.
Summary This article focuses on personal adornments found in Chalcolithic funerary contexts from the Lower Danube. Generally, these artefacts are made from exotic raw materials originating from the Mediterranean sea, particularly Spondylus shells, along with Glycymeris or Antalis shells, and less frequently from local materials.
Monica Mărgărit
wiley   +1 more source

The first lithic industry of mainland Southeast Asia: Evidence of the earliest hominin in a tropical context

open access: yesL'Anthropologie, 2022
H. Forestier   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Return to Chalosse Cherts: An Integrated Approach Based on Field Survey, Petrography and Geochemical Analysis to Understand a Palaeolithic Tracer

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Pyrenees have been considered a natural barrier for prehistoric populations. However, in recent years, Palaeolithic research has established connections between the two sides through the analysis of cherts. Among others, the presence of Chalosse cherts in sites on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees has proven the mobility of objects and ...
Alejandro Prieto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

LITHIC TECHNOLOGY OF THE SOSRUKO ROCKSHELTER EARLY HOLOCENE INDUSTRIES

open access: yesHistory, Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus, 2023
The paper discusses the emergence and spread of pressure blademaking in the Elbrus region of the North Caucasus. The results of the lithic technology analysis of the key stratified site of the Mesolithic Layers M-1 and M-2 of the Sosruko Rockshelter are presented. The materials from the excavations of 1955-1957, conducted by S.N.
openaire   +1 more source

Making Points: The Middle Stone Age lithic industry of the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana

open access: yesQuaternary Science Reviews, 2022
Sigrid Staurset   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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