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New excavations at the HWK EE site

Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

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ID5709986
AuthorsI De La Torre (0000-0002-1805-634X, Institute of Archaeology, corresponding author), Rosa M Albert (0000-0003-1722-9445, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Adrián Arroyo (0000-0002-5850-0847, University College London), Richard Macphail, Richard I Macphail (0000-0002-4499-3572, University College London), Lindsay J Mchenry (0000-0003-1805-1941, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Rafael Mora Torcal (0000-0001-7824-6818, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Rafael Mora (0000-0003-2162-0076), Jackson K Njau (0000-0001-8257-5585, Stone Age Institute), Michael C Pante, Michael Pante (0000-0002-6706-9606, Colorado State University), Carlos A Rivera-Rondón, Carlos Rondón (0000-0001-5025-6141, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana), Ágata Rodríguez-Cintas (0000-0002-3475-8261, Universitat de Barcelona), Ian G Stanistreet (0000-0002-7388-3807, University of Liverpool), Harald Stollhofen (0000-0002-2782-3440, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Karol Wehr (University College London)
Year2018
Volume120
Pages140-202
Publication date2018-07-01
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.2017.07.018
PMID29153333
OpenAlexW2769409670
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited84

Acheulean · Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Excavation · Fauna · Faunal assemblage · Geography · Olduvai Gorge · Pleistocene · Sequence (biology · Taphonomy · Ecology · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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