Cutmarked bones from Pliocene archaeological sites at Gona, Afar, Ethiopia
Implications for the Function of the World's Oldest Stone Tools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5896828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo (0000-0002-7233-331X, Harvard University, corresponding author), M Dominguezrodrigo, T Raynepickering (Stone Age Institute), Sileshi Semaw (0000-0001-8377-8288, Stone Age Institute), Semaw, M Rogers (0000-0001-5220-5460, Southern Connecticut State University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-121 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Evolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2484 • E-ISSN: 1095-8606 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.09.004 |
| PMID | 15701526 |
| OpenAlex | W2000220656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 149 |
| References cited | 43 |
Archaeology · Australopithecus · Biology · Fauna · Geography · Hippopotamus · Mammal · Ungulate · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 149 |
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| Citations per year | 7,1 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 145 |