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The characteristics and chronology of the earliest Acheulean at Konso, Ethiopia.

Sat, 2013-02-02 00:15 -- John Hawks
TitleThe characteristics and chronology of the earliest Acheulean at Konso, Ethiopia.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsBeyene, Y, Katoh, S, WoldeGabriel, G, Hart, WK, Uto, K, Sudo, M, Kondo, M, Hyodo, M, Renne, PR, Suwa, G, Asfaw, B
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Volume110
Issue5
Pagination1584-91
Date Published2013 Jan 29
ISSN1091-6490
Keywordsacheulean, africa, Early Pleistocene, ethiopia, Konso, Lower Paleolithic
Abstract

The Acheulean technological tradition, characterized by a large (>10 cm) flake-based component, represents a significant technological advance over the Oldowan. Although stone tool assemblages attributed to the Acheulean have been reported from as early as circa 1.6-1.75 Ma, the characteristics of these earliest occurrences and comparisons with later assemblages have not been reported in detail. Here, we provide a newly established chronometric calibration for the Acheulean assemblages of the Konso Formation, southern Ethiopia, which span the time period ∼1.75 to

DOI10.1073/pnas.1221285110
Alternate JournalProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Citation KeyBeyene:Konso:2013
PubMed ID23359714

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