The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond, 1st ed. 2018 Contributions in Honor of Jean Chavaillon Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series
Coordonnateurs : Gallotti Rosalia, Mussi Margherita
Chapter 1-The emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa: historical perspectives and current issues. Chapter 2-Before the Acheulean in East Africa: an overview of the Oldowan lithic assemblages. Chapter 3-Technological assets for the emergence of the Acheulean? Reflections on the Kokiselei 4 lithic assemblage and its place in the archaeological context of West Turkana, Kenya. Chapter 4-Before, during, and after the early Acheulean at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia): A techno-economic comparative analysis. Chapter 5-Variability in the mountain environment at Melka Kunture archaeological site, Ethiopia, during the Early Pleistocene (~ 1.7 Ma) and the Mid-Pleistocene transition (0.9-0.6Ma). Chapter 6-The early Acheulean ~1.6-1.5 Ma from Gona, Ethiopia: Issues on the emergence of the Acheulean in Africa. Chapter 7-The East African early Acheulean of Peninj (Lake Natron, Tanzania). Chapter 8-Bifacial shaping at the TK Acheulean site (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): New excavations 50 years after. Chapter 9-Faunal Change in Eastern Africa at the Oldowan - Acheulean Transition. Chapter 10-The Acheulean assemblages of Asia: a review. Chapter 11-From 800 to 500 ka in Europe: The oldest evidence of Acheuleans in their technological, chronological and geographical framework.
Presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa
Addresses the techno-economic changes that led to the emergence of Acheulean technology in East Africa
Broadens the scope of research on the East African Acheulean by assessing its role in the emergence of Acheulean technology in North Africa and Europe
Date de parution : 12-2018
Ouvrage de 242 p.
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Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 09-2018
Ouvrage de 242 p.
21x27.9 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 137,14 €
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Mots-clés :
Dispersal phenomena; Early Middle Pleistocene (Acheulian); East Africa; Prehistoric technological changes; Paleoanthropology; Paleoenvironment; oldowan; early pleistocene hominins; lithic technology; ethiopian highlands; Melka Kunture; mountain forest history; hominin adaptation; Oldowan-Acheulean transition; lake natron; mammalian assemblage