The earliest occupation of North-Africa: the Moroccan perspective

Raynal, Jean‐Paul; Alaoui, Fatima Zohra Sbihi; Geraads, Denis; Magoga, Lionel; Mohi, A.

doi:10.1016/s1040-6182(00)00078-1

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“…This same age of ca 1.5 Myr is reported through radiometric dating and palaeomagnetism for the Acheulean from Attirampakkam in South India [51]. This seems to confirm the rapid expansion of the Acheulean from East Africa, although interestingly, Acheulean sites older than 1 Myr are still unreported in North Africa [54].…”

Section: The Hard Evidence For the Earliest Acheuleansupporting

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The origins of the Acheulean: past and present perspectives on a major transition in human evolution

Torre¹

2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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The emergence of the Acheulean from the earlier Oldowan constitutes a major transition in human evolution, the theme of this special issue. This paper discusses the evidence for the origins of the Acheulean, a cornerstone in the history of human technology, from two perspectives; firstly, a review of the history of investigations on Acheulean research is presented. This approach introduces the evolution of theories throughout the development of the discipline, and reviews the way in which cumulative knowledge led to the prevalent explanatory framework for the emergence of the Acheulean. The second part presents the current state of the art in Acheulean origins research, and reviews the hard evidence for the appearance of this technology in Africa around 1.7 Ma, and its significance for the evolutionary history of Homo erectus.This article is part of the themed issue 'Major transitions in human evolution'.

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Section: The Hard Evidence For the Earliest Acheuleansupporting

confidence: 82%

The origins of the Acheulean: past and present perspectives on a major transition in human evolution

Torre¹

2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…The high frequency of chert at archaeological sites relative to its geological abundance is consistent with the preferential selection of this material by hominins. Such a hypothesis is also consistent with a wider trend seen at MSA sites of the increased use of fine-grained cryptocrystalline rocks (e.g., Merrick et al, 1994;Raynal et al, 2001; but see Negash et al, 2006), and made more apparent through comparison of the lava-or quartz-dominated Early Stone Age sites from the same region, particularly Turkana Basin (e.g., de la Torre, 2004). However, the concomitant northward increase of geological and archaeological chert abundance among the sites studied here suggests that differences between basins in use of this material at MSA sites are most simply explained by its natural availability.…”

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The Middle Stone Age of the northern Kenyan Rift: age and context of new archaeological sites from the Kapedo Tuffs

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Logan

2008

Journal of Human Evolution

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“…The widest distribution of Ellobius probably occurred in the Pliocene, when it reached North Africa (Jaeger, 1988;Raynal et al, 2001). 2.9.…”

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Review of unique odd chromosome-numbered underground rodent species ofthe Palearctic region: Ellobius lutescens Thomas 1897 (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Coşkun¹

2016

Turk J Zool

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A review of the species within the genus Ellobius from Turkey is provided. The Transcaucasian mole vole, Ellobius lutescens, is the westernmost representative of the genus and among the most enigmatic and yet most neglected of the Palearctic placental mammals. Currently, its distribution is thought to be restricted to eastern Anatolia. The Transcaucasian mole voles inhabit a wide variety of habitats across this distribution area in semiarid or grassland territories and high-elevation cultivated fields. The species' distribution, feeding ecology, population structure, behavior, reproduction, genetics, and fossil records are reviewed here for Turkey. This paper brings together information published during the last century in books and scientific papers. Future research needs to include collation of further data on population dynamics, maximum length of the breeding season, reliable abundance estimates, and studies of distribution and migration. Other areas worthy of investigation are the identification of wintering areas, acquisition of up-todate data on reproduction and mortality, and investigations into the consequences of environmental changes for the species.

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The earliest occupation of North-Africa: the Moroccan perspective

Cited by 120 publications

References 13 publications

The origins of the Acheulean: past and present perspectives on a major transition in human evolution

The origins of the Acheulean: past and present perspectives on a major transition in human evolution

The Middle Stone Age of the northern Kenyan Rift: age and context of new archaeological sites from the Kapedo Tuffs

Review of unique odd chromosome-numbered underground rodent species ofthe Palearctic region: Ellobius lutescens Thomas 1897 (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

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