Overview
- Presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa
- Addresses the techno-economic changes that led to the emergence of Acheulean technology in East Africa
- Broadens the scope of research on the East African Acheulean by assessing its role in the emergence of Acheulean technology in North Africa and Europe
Part of the book series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology (VERT)
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This edited volume presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa, and addresses three main areas of focus; 1) the tempo and mode of technological changes that led to the emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa; 2) new approaches to lithic collections, including lithic technology analyses; and 3) the debated coexistence of the Developed Oldowan and the early Acheulean. The chapters are the proceedings from the workshop titled “The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa”, held at University of Rome “La Sapienza” on September 12–13, 2013. The aim of the workshop was to bring together researchers currently working in this field in East Africa, in order to define the characteristics and the evolution of the early Acheulean. The volume was expanded with some chapters on the preceding Oldowan, on the African fauna and on paleovegetation, on the Acheulean in Asia and, eventually, on the Acheulean in Europe.
The book is addressed to the scientific community, and will be of interest to researchers, graduate students, archaeologists, paleontologists, and paleoanthropologists.
This volume is dedicated to the memory of Jean Chavaillon (March 25, 1925 - December 21, 2013), the leading archaeologist and Quaternary geologist who researched with unfailing enthusiasm the earliest human cultures and directed from 1965 to 1995 the French Archaeological Mission at Melka Kunture.
The book is addressed to the scientific community, and will be of interest to researchers, graduate students, archaeologists, paleontologists, and paleoanthropologists.
This volume is dedicated to the memory of Jean Chavaillon (March 25, 1925 - December 21, 2013), the leading archaeologist and Quaternary geologist who researched with unfailing enthusiasm the earliest human cultures and directed from 1965 to 1995 the French Archaeological Mission at Melka Kunture.
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Keywords
- Dispersal phenomena
- Early Middle Pleistocene (Acheulian)
- East Africa
- Prehistoric technological changes
- Paleoanthropology
- Paleoenvironment
- oldowan
- early pleistocene hominins
- lithic technology
- ethiopian highlands
- Melka Kunture
- mountain forest history
- hominin adaptation
- Oldowan-Acheulean transition
- lake natron
- mammalian assemblage
Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Margherita Mussi is an Associate Professor at the Università di Roma La Sapienza. She is also a teaching member of the Postdoctoral Programme in Archaeology, Università di Roma LaSapienza. Her research interests include (a) The Palaeolithic peopling of Italy (mainland and islands), (b) Palaeolithic burials and art, and (c) human evolution in the Horn of Africa.
Dr. Rosalia Gallotti is a palaeolithic archaeologist primarily interested in (a) origin and evolution of the earliest hominin technical productions; and (b) development of computer assisted techniques for better documenting excavation and performing spatial analysis to analyse site formation processes. She is a researcher at the Université Bordeaux in France.
Dr. Rosalia Gallotti is a palaeolithic archaeologist primarily interested in (a) origin and evolution of the earliest hominin technical productions; and (b) development of computer assisted techniques for better documenting excavation and performing spatial analysis to analyse site formation processes. She is a researcher at the Université Bordeaux in France.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond
Book Subtitle: Contributions in Honor of Jean Chavaillon
Editors: Rosalia Gallotti, Margherita Mussi
Series Title: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75985-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75983-8Published: 03 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09371-6Published: 15 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75985-2Published: 17 August 2018
Series ISSN: 1877-9077
Series E-ISSN: 1877-9085
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 242
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Environment, general