Title Interdisciplinary approaches to the Oldowan / edited by Erella Hovers and David R. Braun

Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 163 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology. Contents Introduction : current issues in Oldowan research / David R. Braun and Erella Hovers -- Remarks on the current theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of early technological strategies in eastern Africa / Ignacio de la Torre and Rafael Mora -- From homogeneity to multiplicity : a new approach to the study of archaic stone tools / Eudald Carbonell [and others] -- An overview of some African and Eurasian Oldowan sites : evaluation of hominin cognitive levels, technological advancement and adaptive skills / Deborah Barsky -- Early Homo occupation near the Gate of Tears : examining the paleoanthropological records of Djibouti and Yemen / Parth R. Chauhan -- Homo floresiensis and the African Oldowan / Mark W. Moore and Adam R. Brumm -- Methodological issues in the study of Oldowan raw material selectivity : insights from A.L. 894 (Hadar, Ethiopia) / Talia Goldman-Neuman and Erella Hovers -- Variability in raw material selectivity at the late Pliocene sites of Lokalalei, West Turkana, Kenya / Sonia Harmand -- Oldowan technology and raw material variability at Kanjera South / David R. Braun [and others] -- Obsidian exploitation and utilization during the Oldowan at Melka Kunture (Ethiopia) / Marcello Piperno [and others] -- Are all Oldowan sites palimpsests? : if so, what can they tell us about hominin carnivory? / Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo -- The environmental context of Oldowan hominin activities at Kanjera South, Kenya / Thomas W. Plummer [and others] Summary An understanding of the uniquely human behavior of stone tool making tackles questions about hominins' ability to culturally transmit and expand their base of social and practical knowledge and their cognitive capacities for advanced planning. This book presents enquiries into the technological and adaptive significance of Oldowan stone tools Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record In Springer eBooks Subject Stone age -- Africa -- Congresses Stone age -- Eurasia -- Congresses Prehistoric peoples -- Africa -- Congresses Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia -- Congresses Tools, Prehistoric -- Africa -- Congresses Tools, Prehistoric -- Eurasia -- Congresses Human evolution -- Congresses Stone age -- Africa Stone age -- Eurasia Prehistoric peoples -- Africa Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia Tools, Prehistoric -- Africa Tools, Prehistoric -- Eurasia Human evolution. Social sciences. Anthropology. Archaeology. Paleontology. Social Sciences Anthropology Archaeology Paleontology social sciences. anthropology. archaeology. paleontology. Prehistoric peoples -- Africa. Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia. Tools, Prehistoric -- Africa. Tools, Prehistoric -- Eurasia. Human evolution. Stone age -- Africa. Stone age -- Eurasia. Sciences sociales. Sciences humaines. Antiquities Human evolution Prehistoric peoples Stone age Tools, Prehistoric Oldowan SUBJECT Africa -- Antiquities -- Congresses Eurasia -- Antiquities -- Congresses Subject Eurasia -- Antiquities. Africa -- Antiquities. Africa Eurasia Afrika Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Hovers, Erella. Braun, David R. (David Royce) ISBN 9781402090608 1402090609 1282037986 9781282037984

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