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Bone tools from Beds II-IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and implications for the origins and evolution of bone technology

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ID5229893
AuthorsMichael Pante (0000-0002-6706-9606, Colorado State University, corresponding author), Ignacio De La Torre (0000-0001-9933-4518), Francesco D’errico (0000-0002-2422-3079, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Jackson K Njau (0000-0001-8257-5585, Stone Age Institute), Jackson Njau, Robert J Blumenschine (University of the Witwatersrand), Robert Blumenschine
Year2020
Volume148
Pages102885
Publication date2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Evolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2484 • E-ISSN: 1095-8606
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102885
PMID33049586
OpenAlexW3092474958
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited69

Acheulean · Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Geography · Homo erectus · Human evolution · Lithic technology · Mammal · Olduvai Gorge · Paleoanthropology · Pleistocene · Taphonomy · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology

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