The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research
activities have seen immense growth during the last decade. This review takes stock of the …

The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

Recent studies have shown that phytoliths are softer than dental enamel but still act as
abrasive agents. Thus, phytolith content should be reflected in dental wear. Because native …

The advent of bone technology in Africa is often associated with behavioral modernity that
began sometime in the Middle Stone Age. Yet, small numbers of bone tools are known from …

The well-dated Pleistocene sediments at Olduvai Gorge have yielded a rich record of
hominin fossils, stone tools, and vertebrate faunal remains that, taken together, provide …

The lithic assemblages at the Oldowan-Acheulean transition in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge,
Tanzania, represent a wide variety of raw materials reflecting both the diversity of volcanic …

Abstract HWK EE (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) is a late Oldowan site dated to∼ 1.7 Ma that
contains a large fossil and lithic assemblage. This paper reports on the technology of the …

The regular consumption of large mammal carcasses, as evidenced by butchery marks on
fossils recovered from Early Stone Age archaeological sites, roughly coincides with the …

ABSTRACT The Early Pleistocene (2.58–0.78 Ma) was a period of major evolutionary
changes in the hominin lineage. The progressive consolidation of bipedal locomotion …

The extent, nature, and temporality of early hominin food procurement strategies have been
subject to extensive debate. In this article, we examine evidence for the seasonal scheduling …