Some of humanity's earliest ancestors lived in southern Africa and evidence from sites there
has inspired key debates on human origins and the emergence of complex cognition …

Since the oldest known Acheulean lithic techno-typological features in Europe were
reported at the site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain), continuous fieldwork has …

Amanzi Springs is a series of inactive thermal springs located near Kariega in the Eastern
Cape of South Africa. Excavations in the 1960s exposed rare, stratified Acheulian-bearing …

Abstract Renewed research at Amanzi Springs has increased resolution on the timing and
technology of the Acheulian industry in South Africa. The archeology from the Area 1 spring …

Abstract Experimental research examining Later Acheulian handaxes often equates their
production with expert knapping skill. Yet knapping mishaps, including step and hinge …

With over 200 peer-reviewed papers published over the last 20 years, 3D modelling is no
longer a gimmick but an established and increasingly common analytical tool for stone …

Wonderboom remains largely excluded from discussions about the Earlier Stone Age of
southern Africa, despite having one of the largest Acheulean assemblages for the region …

Despite the extensive literature focusing on Acheulean handaxes, especially the sources
and meaning of their morphological variability, many aspects of this topic remain elusive …

Tracing the acquisition of knapping skill in the Acheulian technocomplex is complicated by
incomplete records of lithic production. Some studies have turned attention to examining …

Recent excavations at Penhill Farm and Amanzi Springs have reinvigorated interest in the
Acheulean archaeological record of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. While this …