Percussion tools in Olduvai Beds I and II (Tanzania): Implications for early human activities

被引：121
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作者：
Mora, R [1 ]
de la Torre, I
机构：
[1] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Fac Letras, Area Prehist, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain
[2] Consejo Super Invest Cient, Hist Inst, Dept Prehist, Madrid 28001, Spain
来源：
JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY | 2005年 / 24卷 / 02期
关键词：
Africa; plio-pleistocene; Olduvai; early hominid activities; percussion tools;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jaa.2004.12.001
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
In this paper, we focus on the description of the Olduvai Bed I and II assemblages linked to percussion activities. Our revision of the sites excavated by Leakey [Excavations in Beds I and II, 1960-1963, vol. 3, 1971] has demonstrated the dominance that lithic percussion processes-not always related to knapping activities-have in some Oldowan and Early Acheulean assemblages. We consider the technical sequences that generated the pounded pieces, evaluating the importance of such percussion processes in the framework of the activities performed at each site and its relevance for the reconstruction of early human behaviour. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：179 / 192
页数：14
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