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This project investigates the transition from Oldowan to Acheulian stone tool technology in Ethiopia, focusing on the timing and environmental factors influencing this evolution. It combines archaeological excavations with experimental studies to understand early human tool-making.
The origin of the Acheulian stone technology has long fascinated prehistorians, as the handaxe seems to signify the first tool made with predetermined shape.
This proposal seeks funding to investigate the mode, tempo and causes of the Oldowan-Acheulian technology transition, 2.0-1.7 million years ago (Ma), at Gona, Afar, Ethiopia.
This time period is immensely important to the study of human origins and the evolution Homo (our own genus), as it marks the emergence of Homo ergaster (erectus), the…
CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION SOBRE LA EVOLUCION HUMANA
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