The North African Middle Stone Age and its place in recent human evolution
EML Scerri - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The North African Middle Stone Age (NAMSA,∼ 300‐24 thousand years ago, or ka)
features what may be the oldest fossils of our species as well as extremely early examples of …
features what may be the oldest fossils of our species as well as extremely early examples of …
The earliest modern humans outside Africa
To date, the earliest modern human fossils found outside of Africa are dated to around
90,000 to 120,000 years ago at the Levantine sites of Skhul and Qafzeh. A maxilla and …
90,000 to 120,000 years ago at the Levantine sites of Skhul and Qafzeh. A maxilla and …
[HTML][HTML] The revolution that still isn't: The origins of behavioral complexity in Homo sapiens
EML Scerri, M Will - Journal of Human Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
Early human impacts and ecosystem reorganization in southern-central Africa
Modern Homo sapiens engage in substantial ecosystem modification, but it is difficult to
detect the origins or early consequences of these behaviors. Archaeological …
detect the origins or early consequences of these behaviors. Archaeological …
Early Levallois core technology between marine isotope stage 12 and 9 in Western Europe
Early Levallois core technology is usually dated in Europe to the end of Marine Isotope
Stage (MIS) 9 and particularly from the beginning of MIS 8 to MIS 6. This technology is …
Stage (MIS) 9 and particularly from the beginning of MIS 8 to MIS 6. This technology is …
The Southern African stone age sequence updated (II)
A decade ago, we summarised the South African and Lesotho Stone Age technocomplex
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …
Trajectories of cultural innovation from the Middle to Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa: Personal ornaments, bone artifacts, and ocher from Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
Abstract African Middle Stone Age (MSA) populations used pigments, manufactured and
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
Past extinctions of Homo species coincided with increased vulnerability to climatic change
P Raia, A Mondanaro, M Melchionna, M Di Febbraro… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
At least six different Homo species populated the World during the latest Pliocene to the
Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery, and no …
Pleistocene. The extinction of all but one of them is currently shrouded in mystery, and no …
Le peuplement Paléolithique de l'Afrique du Nord-Est dans son contexte macrorégional
A Leplongeon - L'anthropologie, 2022 - Elsevier
Résumé Cet article est une synthèse des connaissances actuelles sur le Paléolithique
d'Afrique du Nord-Est (actuels Egypte et Soudan) vues sous l'angle de l'histoire des …
d'Afrique du Nord-Est (actuels Egypte et Soudan) vues sous l'angle de l'histoire des …
Culture and convergence: The curious case of the Nubian Complex
HS Groucutt - Culture history and convergent evolution: Can we …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract 'Nubian Levallois' lithic technology has been found from South Africa to India, it
occurs sporadically over a period of more than two hundred thousand years, and it appears …
occurs sporadically over a period of more than two hundred thousand years, and it appears …