Abstract：
:In this paper, we present pounded objects from excavations at HWK EE and EF-HR, which are studied from macro and microscopic perspectives. Analysis of HWK EE revealed one of the largest collections of percussive objects from Olduvai Gorge, while excavations at EF-HR have allowed us to recover a much wider collection of percussive tools than previously recorded. Differences are observed between the two localities. At the Acheulean site of EF-HR, percussive tools were predominantly used in the production of flakes and large cutting tools (LCTs). At the Oldowan site of HWK EE, the tool repertoire probably related to a wider range of activities, including bone breaking and bipolar knapping. Comparison of these two assemblages, potentially produced by different hominin species, helps provide a wider picture of pounding activities during the Oldowan-Acheulean transition at Olduvai Gorge.
journal_name
J Hum Evoljournal_title
Journal of human evolutionauthors
Arroyo A,de la Torre Idoi
10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.10.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-07-01 00:00:00pages
402-421eissn
0047-2484issn
1095-8606pii
S0047-2484(17)30434-7journal_volume
120pub_type
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