학술논문
The first technical sequences in human evolution from East Gona, Afar region, Ethiopia
Document Type
Report
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Source
Antiquity. October, 2018, Vol. 92 Issue 365, p1151, 14 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
0003-598X
Abstract
Gona in the Afar region of Ethiopia has yielded the earliest Oldowan stone tools in the world. Artefacts from the East Gona (EG) 10 site date back 2.6 million years. Analysis of the lithic assemblage from EG 10 reveals the earliest-known evidence for refitting and conjoining stone artefacts. This new information supplements data from other Oldowan sites in East Africa, and provides an important insight into the technological capacities and evolutionary development of hominins during this period.Keywords: Ethiopia, East Gona, Oldowan, knapping, refitting
IntroductionThe Gona archaeological sites in the Afar region of Ethiopia have produced the earliest-known Oldowan stone tools. Excavated materials from the East Gona (EG) sites 10 and 12 and the [...]
IntroductionThe Gona archaeological sites in the Afar region of Ethiopia have produced the earliest-known Oldowan stone tools. Excavated materials from the East Gona (EG) sites 10 and 12 and the [...]