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Social dynamics and very large mammal butchery during the Oldowan-Acheulean transition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3919595 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gonzalo José Linares-Matás (0000-0002-0429-7636, St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, corresponding author), J Yravedra (0000-0002-4323-3379, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 224-254 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.2022.2030793 |
| OpenAlex | W4210939216 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 239 |
The Early Pleistocene (2.58–0.78 Ma) was a period of major evolutionary changes in the hominin lineage. The progressive consolidation of bipedal locomotion, alongside increases in cranial capacity and behavioural flexibility, allowed early Homo to exploit an increasing diversity of resources and environmental settings within the changing landscapes of East Africa and beyond. These complex processes were not necessarily linear or spatially uniform, given the technological diversity documented, particularly during the Oldowan–Acheulean transition. In this paper, we argue that human populations experienced a considerable demographic expansion from c.1.7–1.5 Ma onwards, expressed in the number, size, density, and distribution of archaeological sites. These patterns resulted from the interplay of high-yielding animal resource exploitation strategies, technological investment, prosocial behaviours as well as increasingly structured land use patterns. A more consolidated hominin demographic structure led to the extinction of large sympatric carnivore species, while larger group sizes would have led to more successful Out-of-Africa dispersals
Acheulean · Archaeology · Biological evolution · Biology · Carnivore · Early Pleistocene · Economic geography · Geography · Hominidae · Human evolution · Mammal · Olduvai Gorge · Pleistocene · Predation · Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |