Chronology of the Acheulean to Middle Stone Age transition in eastern Africa
AL Deino, AK Behrensmeyer, AS Brooks, JE Yellen… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The origin of the Middle Stone Age (MSA) marks the transition from a highly persistent mode
of stone toolmaking, the Acheulean, to a period of increasing technological innovation and …
of stone toolmaking, the Acheulean, to a period of increasing technological innovation and …
The earliest long-distance obsidian transport: Evidence from the∼ 200 ka Middle Stone Age Sibilo school road site, Baringo, Kenya
N Blegen - Journal of Human Evolution, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents the earliest evidence of long-distance obsidian transport at the∼ 200 ka
Sibilo School Road Site (SSRS), an early Middle Stone Age site in the Kapthurin Formation …
Sibilo School Road Site (SSRS), an early Middle Stone Age site in the Kapthurin Formation …
“Diffusion with modifications”: Nubian assemblages in the central Negev highlands of Israel and their implications for Middle Paleolithic inter-regional interactions
M Goder-Goldberger, N Gubenko, E Hovers - Quaternary International, 2016 - Elsevier
Nubian Levallois cores, now known from sites in eastern Africa, the Nile Valley and Arabia,
have been used as a material culture marker for Upper Pleistocene dispersals of hominins …
have been used as a material culture marker for Upper Pleistocene dispersals of hominins …
New insights into early MIS 5 lithic technological behavior in the Levant: Nesher Ramla, Israel as a case study
Interpreting human behavioral patterns during the Middle Paleolithic in the Levant is crucial
for better understanding the dispersals and evolution of Homo sapiens and their possible …
for better understanding the dispersals and evolution of Homo sapiens and their possible …
The pattern of emergence of a Middle Stone Age tradition at Gademotta and Kulkuletti (Ethiopia) through convergent tool and point technologies
K Douze, A Delagnes - Journal of Human Evolution, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gademotta and Kulkuletti site complex, located in the central part of the Main
Ethiopian Rift, is known to be one of the richest early Middle Stone Age (MSA) sequences in …
Ethiopian Rift, is known to be one of the richest early Middle Stone Age (MSA) sequences in …
The performance of tranchet blows at the Late Middle Paleolithic site of Grotte de la Verpillière I (Saône-et-Loire, France)
JA Frick, K Herkert, CT Hoyer, H Floss - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
This paper focuses on the technological characteristics of Keilmesser with a lateral tranchet
blow modification on the cutting edge. It examines the underlying technological production …
blow modification on the cutting edge. It examines the underlying technological production …
[HTML][HTML] Can we read stones? Quantifying the information loss in flintknapping
One of the methods of analysing the manufacturing process of lithic tools is by “reading” the
scars of removals visible on the surface of cores or bifaces. The paper aims to review the …
scars of removals visible on the surface of cores or bifaces. The paper aims to review the …
An open-air site at Nesher Ramla, Israel, and new insights into Levantine Middle Paleolithic technology and site use
A recently discovered site at Nesher Ramla, Israel (170–80 ka BP) is an open-air, eight-
meter-thick Middle Paleolithic sequence situated in a deep karst sinkhole that acted as a …
meter-thick Middle Paleolithic sequence situated in a deep karst sinkhole that acted as a …
A reply to Sahle and Braun's reply to 'The pattern of emergence of a Middle Stone Age tradition at Gademotta and Kulkuletti (Ethiopia) through convergent tool and …
Sahle and Braun's (in press) recent comments on our identification (Douze and Delagnes,
2016) of diachronic trends in Middle Stone Age point traditions in several lithic assemblages …
2016) of diachronic trends in Middle Stone Age point traditions in several lithic assemblages …
Late stone age variability in the main Ethiopian rift: new data from the Bulbula River, Ziway–Shala basin
Research conducted along the Bulbula River (Ziway–Shala basin, Main Ethiopian Rift) has
yielded archaeological assemblages that document various phases of the Upper …
yielded archaeological assemblages that document various phases of the Upper …