C S Feibel
Biographic Data
| ID | 3570 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C S Feibel |
| GIVEN NAMES | C S |
| FAMILY NAME | Feibel |
| SIGNATURE | FEIBEL C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2481-4044 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 38 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 849 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 38 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 16 |
Aridity, availability of drinking water and freshwater foods, and hominin and archeological sites during the Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene in the western region of the Turkana Basin (Kenya)
An ape partial postcranial skeleton (KNM-NP 64631) from the Middle Miocene of Napudet, northern Kenya
Mid-Pleistocene volcano-tectonic fragmentation of the Turkana-Suguta Megalake
The East African Rift System (EARS) is a key location for studying Plio-Pleistocene paleoclimate and hominin inhabitance. The region experienced profound reorganization during this interval as a response to volcanism, tectonics and climate change, and arguably detailed spatiotemporally coherent climate datasets could provide evidence of causal links between geologic change and hominin evolution. However, continued tectonism, erosion, burial and v…
Raising up African paleoanthropologists
Little Ice Age to modern lake-level fluctuations from Ferguson's Gulf, Lake Turkana, Kenya, based on sedimentology and ostracod assemblages
Lacustrine sedimentary records and the proxies contained within them are valuable archives of past climate. However, the resolution of these records is frequently coarse or contains a high degree of uncertainty, making it difficult to resolve how climatic variability impacts the ecosystems on which humans depend. The goal of this study is to couple recent sediment cores sampled at centimeter-scale resolution with paleo- and historical information…
Before the Acheulean
Lake-level changes and hominin occupations in the arid Turkana basin during volcanic closure of the Omo River outflows to the Indian Ocean
In the East African Rift, the western margin of Lake Turkana (northern Kenya) exposes Mio-Plio-Pleistocene lake sediments with dated volcanic horizons constraining basin dynamics at the astronomical time scale. Since the late Pliocene, coastal archaeological sites have formed within the lacustrine dynamics. Here, lake levels are reconstructed from 2.4 to 1.7 Ma using sedimentary facies and water/depth-controlled sediment association. The lacustri…
Reply to Domínguez-Rodrigo and Alcalá
International audience
Onset of the African Humid Period by 13.9 kyr BP at Kabua Gorge, Turkana Basin, Kenya
The shift toward wetter climatic conditions during the African Humid Period (AHP) transformed previously marginal habitats into environments conducive to human exploitation. The Turkana Basin provides critical evidence for a dynamic climate throughout the AHP (~15–5 kyr BP), as Lake Turkana rose ~100 m multiple times to overflow through an outlet to the Nile drainage system. New data from West Turkana outcrops of the late-Pleistocene to early-Hol…
Hominin fire use in the Okote member at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Relevance of the eastern African coastal forest for early hominin biogeography
The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete knowledge about hominin spatial occupation of Africa. Here, we analyze the presently known hominin fossil distribution pattern and explore the potential geographic distribution of hominins between ∼4.5 and ∼2.5 Ma. We focus on assessing the relevance of the Coastal Forest of E…
Site fragmentation, hominin mobility and LCT variability reflected in the early Acheulean record of the Okote Member, at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Frank Brown (1943-2017)
Researching the Nature of Fire at 1.5 Mya on the Site of FxJj20 AB, Koobi Fora, Kenya, Using High-Resolution Spatial Analysis and FTIR Spectrometry
Some scholars explain the major anatomical characteristics that differentiate Homo erectus from its predecessor, Homo habilis, as the result of Homo erectus being adapted to use fire for cooking and other tasks. However, many scholars contend that the evidence of fire in Homo erectus sites is very scant and is not convincingly anthropogenic. This study presents a methodology to evaluate the evidence of fire associated with the 1.5-million-year-ol…
Jordan River Dureijat - A New Epipaleolithic Site in The Upper Jordan Valley
Ofer Marder, Rebecca Biton, Elisabetta Boaretto, Craig S. Feibel, Yoel Melamed, Henk K. Mienis, Rivka Rabinovich, Irit Zohar, Gonen Sharon, עופר מרדר, רבקה ביטון, אליזבטה בוארטו, קרייג פייבל, יואל מלמד, הנק מיניס, רבקה רבינוביץ, עירית זהר, גונן שרון, מדרגות הירדן (Jorden River Durijat - JRD): אתר אפיפליאוליתי חדש בעמק הירדן העליון / Jordan River Dureijat - A New Epipaleolithic Site in the Upper Jordan Valley, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Isra…
Associated ilium and femur from Koobi Fora, Kenya, and postcranial diversity in early Homo
Improved age control on early Homo fossils from the upper Burgi Member at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Pedogenic carbonate stable isotopic evidence for wooded habitat preference of early Pleistocene tool makers in the Turkana Basin
New fossils from Koobi Fora in northern Kenya confirm taxonomic diversity in early Homo
A Geological History of the Turkana Basin
The Turkana Basin preserves a long and detailed record of biotic evolution, cultural development, and rift valley geology in its sedimentary strata. Before the formation of the modern basin, Cretaceous fluvial systems, Paleogene lakes, and Oligo‐Miocene volcano‐sedimentary sequences left fossil‐bearing strata in the region. These deposits were in part related to an early system of rift basins that stretched from Sudan to the Indian Ocean. The pre…
Spatial Organization of Hominin Activities at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel
Home Is Where the Hearth Is One aspect of human intelligence is the ability to organize our living and working spaces. It was generally thought that this capability arose with modern humans in the past 100,000 years or so. However, Alperson-Afil et al. (p. 1677 ) found evidence of domestic organization 800,000 years ago at a Pleistocene hominin campsite in the Jordan Valley. Around patches of burnt debris, the remains of a wide range of plant and…
Stratigraphy, correlation, and age estimates for fossils from Area 123, Koobi Fora
Microstratigraphy of the Kibish hominin sites KHS and PHS, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Paleogeographic variations of pedogenic carbonate δ13C values from Koobi Fora, Kenya
Connecting local environmental sequences to global climate patterns
Stratigraphic context of fossil hominids from the Omo group deposits
The chronometric framework developed for Plio‐Pleistocene deposits of the northern Turkana Basin is reviewed in light of recent advances in lithostratigraphy, geochemical correlation, paleomagnetic stratigraphy, and isotopic dating. The sequence is tightly controlled by 20 precise ages on volcanic materials. These ages are internally consistent but are at variance with estimates for the boundaries of the magnetic polarity time scale by about 0.07…
Researching the Nature of Fire at 1.5 Mya on the Site of FxJj20 AB, Koobi Fora, Kenya, Using High-Resolution Spatial Analysis and FTIR Spectrometry
Some scholars explain the major anatomical characteristics that differentiate Homo erectus from its predecessor, Homo habilis, as the result of Homo erectus being adapted to use fire for cooking and other tasks. However, many scholars contend that the evidence of fire in Homo erectus sites is very scant and is not convincingly anthropogenic. This study presents a methodology to evaluate the evidence of fire associated with the 1.5-million-year-ol…
Site fragmentation, hominin mobility and LCT variability reflected in the early Acheulean record of the Okote Member, at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Changing patterns of land use by Plio-Pleistocene hominids in the Lake Turkana Basin
Connecting local environmental sequences to global climate patterns
Plio-Pleistocene facies environments from the KBS Member, Koobi Fora Formation
Improved age control on early Homo fossils from the upper Burgi Member at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Paleogeographic variations of pedogenic carbonate δ13C values from Koobi Fora, Kenya
Hominin fire use in the Okote member at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Pedogenic carbonate stable isotopic evidence for wooded habitat preference of early Pleistocene tool makers in the Turkana Basin
Associated ilium and femur from Koobi Fora, Kenya, and postcranial diversity in early Homo
Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins
Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins. Elisabeth S. Vrba. George H. Denton. Timothy C. Partridge. and Lloyd H. Burckle. eds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995. 547 pp
Four‐million‐year‐Old hominids from East Lake Turkana, Kenya
A piece of mandible and several isolated teeth are reported from fluviatile sediments older than 4 million years at East Lake Turkana. They most closely resemble hominids from Laetoli, Tanzania and Hadar, Ethiopia which have been assigned to Australopithecus afarensis . © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Stratigraphy, correlation, and age estimates for fossils from Area 123, Koobi Fora
Microstratigraphy of the Kibish hominin sites KHS and PHS, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Relevance of the eastern African coastal forest for early hominin biogeography
The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete knowledge about hominin spatial occupation of Africa. Here, we analyze the presently known hominin fossil distribution pattern and explore the potential geographic distribution of hominins between ∼4.5 and ∼2.5 Ma. We focus on assessing the relevance of the Coastal Forest of E…
Before the Acheulean
Age of the primate-bearing deposits on Maboko Island, Kenya
The Laetoli hominid footprints-a preliminary report on the conservation and scientific restudy
Reply to Domínguez-Rodrigo and Alcalá
International audience
An ape partial postcranial skeleton (KNM-NP 64631) from the Middle Miocene of Napudet, northern Kenya
Tephra from Fejej, Ethiopia
Onset of the African Humid Period by 13.9 kyr BP at Kabua Gorge, Turkana Basin, Kenya
The shift toward wetter climatic conditions during the African Humid Period (AHP) transformed previously marginal habitats into environments conducive to human exploitation. The Turkana Basin provides critical evidence for a dynamic climate throughout the AHP (~15–5 kyr BP), as Lake Turkana rose ~100 m multiple times to overflow through an outlet to the Nile drainage system. New data from West Turkana outcrops of the late-Pleistocene to early-Hol…
Stratigraphic context of fossil hominids from the Omo group deposits
The chronometric framework developed for Plio‐Pleistocene deposits of the northern Turkana Basin is reviewed in light of recent advances in lithostratigraphy, geochemical correlation, paleomagnetic stratigraphy, and isotopic dating. The sequence is tightly controlled by 20 precise ages on volcanic materials. These ages are internally consistent but are at variance with estimates for the boundaries of the magnetic polarity time scale by about 0.07…
Age of the primate-bearing deposits on Maboko Island, Kenya
Tephra from Fejej, Ethiopia
Four‐million‐year‐Old hominids from East Lake Turkana, Kenya
A piece of mandible and several isolated teeth are reported from fluviatile sediments older than 4 million years at East Lake Turkana. They most closely resemble hominids from Laetoli, Tanzania and Hadar, Ethiopia which have been assigned to Australopithecus afarensis . © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Changing patterns of land use by Plio-Pleistocene hominids in the Lake Turkana Basin
New four-million-year-old hominid species from Kanapoi and Allia Bay, Kenya
The Laetoli hominid footprints-a preliminary report on the conservation and scientific restudy
A terrestrial auxiliary stratotype point and section for the Plio-Pleistocene boundary in the Turkana Basin, East Africa
New specimens and confirmation of an early age for Australopithecus anamensis
Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins
Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins. Elisabeth S. Vrba. George H. Denton. Timothy C. Partridge. and Lloyd H. Burckle. eds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995. 547 pp
Tephrostratigraphy and geological context in paleoanthropology
The fossiliferous and artifact-rich sites of East Africa, which are central to our understanding of early hominid evolution, also preserve a detailed record of explosive volcanism. The products of these eruptions, ash, lapilli, and pumice, are collectively known as tephra. They drifted down from the skies or washed down rivers in later rainy seasons, and now provide a key to both dating and correlation, and with them the establishment of a geolog…
Les sites archéologiques plio-pléistocènes de la formation de Nachukui, Ouest-Turkana, Kenya
La formation de Nachukui, dans l'Ouest-Turkana (Nord Kenya) est riche de nombreux sites archéologiques plio-pléistocènes. Les recherches menées par le West Turkana Archaeological Project permettent, dans une fenêtre chronologique allant de 2,35 Ma à 0,7 Ma, de documenter la diversité des techniques et les capacités cognitives qui les sous-tendent et, plus largement, l'évolution comportementale des hominidés sur plus d'un million et demi d'années,…
Paleogeographic variations of pedogenic carbonate δ13C values from Koobi Fora, Kenya
Connecting local environmental sequences to global climate patterns
Plio-Pleistocene facies environments from the KBS Member, Koobi Fora Formation
Microstratigraphy of the Kibish hominin sites KHS and PHS, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Spatial Organization of Hominin Activities at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel
Home Is Where the Hearth Is One aspect of human intelligence is the ability to organize our living and working spaces. It was generally thought that this capability arose with modern humans in the past 100,000 years or so. However, Alperson-Afil et al. (p. 1677 ) found evidence of domestic organization 800,000 years ago at a Pleistocene hominin campsite in the Jordan Valley. Around patches of burnt debris, the remains of a wide range of plant and…
Stratigraphy, correlation, and age estimates for fossils from Area 123, Koobi Fora
A Geological History of the Turkana Basin
The Turkana Basin preserves a long and detailed record of biotic evolution, cultural development, and rift valley geology in its sedimentary strata. Before the formation of the modern basin, Cretaceous fluvial systems, Paleogene lakes, and Oligo‐Miocene volcano‐sedimentary sequences left fossil‐bearing strata in the region. These deposits were in part related to an early system of rift basins that stretched from Sudan to the Indian Ocean. The pre…
New fossils from Koobi Fora in northern Kenya confirm taxonomic diversity in early Homo
Improved age control on early Homo fossils from the upper Burgi Member at Koobi Fora, Kenya
Pedogenic carbonate stable isotopic evidence for wooded habitat preference of early Pleistocene tool makers in the Turkana Basin
Jordan River Dureijat - A New Epipaleolithic Site in The Upper Jordan Valley
Ofer Marder, Rebecca Biton, Elisabetta Boaretto, Craig S. Feibel, Yoel Melamed, Henk K. Mienis, Rivka Rabinovich, Irit Zohar, Gonen Sharon, עופר מרדר, רבקה ביטון, אליזבטה בוארטו, קרייג פייבל, יואל מלמד, הנק מיניס, רבקה רבינוביץ, עירית זהר, גונן שרון, מדרגות הירדן (Jorden River Durijat - JRD): אתר אפיפליאוליתי חדש בעמק הירדן העליון / Jordan River Dureijat - A New Epipaleolithic Site in the Upper Jordan Valley, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Isra…
Associated ilium and femur from Koobi Fora, Kenya, and postcranial diversity in early Homo
Researching the Nature of Fire at 1.5 Mya on the Site of FxJj20 AB, Koobi Fora, Kenya, Using High-Resolution Spatial Analysis and FTIR Spectrometry
Some scholars explain the major anatomical characteristics that differentiate Homo erectus from its predecessor, Homo habilis, as the result of Homo erectus being adapted to use fire for cooking and other tasks. However, many scholars contend that the evidence of fire in Homo erectus sites is very scant and is not convincingly anthropogenic. This study presents a methodology to evaluate the evidence of fire associated with the 1.5-million-year-ol…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (34 works) · Paleontology (27 works) · Geology (24 works) · Geology (22 works) · Paleontology (22 works) · Pleistocene (22 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (20 works) · Geography (20 works) · Biology (18 works) · Archaeology (15 works)