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" The emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and beyond : "
edited by Rosalia Gallotti, Margherita Mussi.
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865019
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Workshop "Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa"(2013 :, La Sapienza, Italy)
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The emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and beyond : : contributions in honor of Jean Chavaillon /\ edited by Rosalia Gallotti, Margherita Mussi.
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Cham, Switzerland :: Springer,, 2018.
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Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology,
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1 online resource (xvii, 242 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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3319759841
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: 331975985X
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: 9783319759845
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3319759833
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9783319759838
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Includes index.
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Intro; Foreword; Jean Chavaillon: The Scientist, The Teacher, and The Colleague; Preface; Contents; 1 The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa: Historical Perspectives and Current Issues; Abstract; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Before the Acheulean in East Africa: An Overview of the Oldowan Lithic Assemblages; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 "Older Than the Oldowan": The Lomekwian and the Origin of Stone Technology; 2.3 The Oldowan Assemblages; 2.3.1 Gona (Ethiopia); 2.3.2 Hadar (Ethiopia); 2.3.3 West Turkana (Kenya); 2.3.4 Omo (Ethiopia); 2.3.5 Kanjera South (Kenya).
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2.3.6 Fejej (Ethiopia)2.3.7 Olduvai (Tanzania); 2.3.8 Melka Kunture (Ethiopia); 2.4 Discussion; 2.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 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; Abstract; 3.1 Pluralist Tool Makers, a Single Technological Framework; 3.2 Origin of the Term "Acheulean"; 3.3 The Concept of Tool; 3.4 The Oldest Knapped Tools, the Early Acheulean; 3.5 Detaching Flakes ... ; 3.6 Sketching the First Stages of Knapped Stone Technology.
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3.7 West Turkana: The Unity of Place3.7.1 The Nachukui Formation; 3.7.1.1 Lomekwi 3 (LOM3); 3.7.1.2 Lokalalei 2C (LA2C); 3.7.2 The Kokiselei Sites Complex; 3.7.2.1 Kokiselei 5 (KS5); 3.7.2.2 Kokiselei 4 (KS4); KS4: Techniques; KS4: Sequences; 3.8 Gw1-Isenya Acheulean Site; 3.8.1 Predetermination of Some Blanks; 3.8.2 Techniques and Sequences; 3.9 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Before, During, and After the Early Acheulean at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia): A Techno-economic Comparative Analysis; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction.
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4.2 Melka Kunture: The Geological and Archaeological Setting4.3 The Analyzed Early Pleistocene Sites; 4.3.1 Garba IV (sim1.7-1.6 Ma); 4.3.1.1 Levels E-F; 4.3.1.2 Level D; 4.3.2 Garba XIIIB (sim1.0 Ma); 4.3.3 Gombore II OAM (sim0.85 Ma); 4.4 Availability of Raw Materials; 4.5 Techno-economic Behaviors; 4.5.1 Production of Small- and Medium-Sized Flakes at Garba IVE-F, sim1.7 Ma; 4.5.2 Production of Small- and Medium-Sized Flakes at Garba IVD, sim1.6 Ma; 4.5.3 Production of Small- and Medium-Sized Flakes at Garba XIIIB, sim1.0 Ma.
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4.5.4 Production of Small- and Medium-Sized Flakes at Gombore II OAM, sim0.85 Ma4.5.5 LCT Production at Garba IVD, sim1.6 Ma; 4.5.6 LCT Production at Garba XIIIB, sim1.0 Ma; 4.5.7 LCT Production at Gombore II OAM, sim0.85 Ma; 4.6 Discussion: The Origin of the Acheulean at Melka Kunture; 4.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Variability in the Mountain Environment at Melka Kunture Archaeological Site, Ethiopia, During the Early Pleistocene (sim1.7 Ma) and the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (0.9-0.6 Ma); Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 General Background; 5.2.1 Vegetation.
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This edited volume presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa, and addresses three main areas of focus; 1) the tempo and mode of technological changes that led to the emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa; 2) new approaches to lithic collections, including lithic technology analyses; and 3) the debated coexistence of the Developed Oldowan and the early Acheulean. The chapters are the proceedings from the workshop titled "The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa", held at University of Rome "La Sapienza" on September 12-13, 2013. The aim of the workshop was to bring together researchers currently working in this field in East Africa, in order to define the characteristics and the evolution of the early Acheulean. The volume was expanded with some chapters on the preceding Oldowan, on the African fauna and on paleovegetation, on the Acheulean in Asia and, eventually, on the Acheulean in Europe. The book is addressed to the scientific community, and will be of interest to researchers, graduate students, archaeologists, paleontologists, and paleoanthropologists. This volume is dedicated to the memory of Jean Chavaillon (March 25, 1925 - December 21, 2013), the leading archaeologist and Quaternary geologist who researched with unfailing enthusiasm the earliest human cultures and directed from 1965 to 1995 the French Archaeological Mission at Melka Kunture.
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Acheulian culture-- Africa, East, Congresses.
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Acheulian culture.
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Anthropology.
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Archaeology.
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HISTORY-- Ancient-- General.
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Palaeontology.
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The environment.
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Africa, East.
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930.1/24
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GN772.4.A53
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Chavaillon, Jean
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Gallotti, Rosalia
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Mussi, M., (Margherita)
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