عنوان

Lithic Production Strategies in the Oldowan Assemblages from Sterkfontein Member 5 and Swartkrans Member 1, Gauteng Province, South Africa

شماره

LA113565

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Lithic Production Strategies in the Oldowan Assemblages from Sterkfontein Member 5 and Swartkrans Member 1, Gauteng Province, South Africa

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Matthew V. Caruana

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Sterkfontein Member 5 East (Oldowan Infill) and Swartkrans Member 1 (Lower Bank) represent the largest concentrations of Oldowan artefacts in southern Africa, and yet they vary significantly in terms of raw material use and typological frequencies. While previous research has described these differences in detail, questions remain as to the cause and implications of this variability. To increase resolution on this matter, this study implements quantitative methods to investigate lithic production strategies at these sites. Results expand upon previous findings concerning differences in raw material use and knapping methods and how these patterns relate to core reduction and flake production. Explanations for these patterns focus on a dichotomy between efficiency and expediency in lithic production, which differ from previous interpretations. As such, variability between these assemblages may relate more to mobility patterns in early hominins within this region and immediate needs for tool use. Sterkfontein Member 5 East (Oldowan Infill) and Swartkrans Member 1 (Lower Bank) represent the largest concentrations of Oldowan artefacts in southern Africa, and yet they vary significantly in terms of raw material use and typological frequencies. While previous research has described these differences in detail, questions remain as to the cause and implications of this variability. To increase resolution on this matter, this study implements quantitative methods to investigate lithic production strategies at these sites. Results expand upon previous findings concerning differences in raw material use and knapping methods and how these patterns relate to core reduction and flake production. Explanations for these patterns focus on a dichotomy between efficiency and expediency in lithic production, which differ from previous interpretations. As such, variability between these assemblages may relate more to mobility patterns in early hominins within this region and immediate needs for tool use.

تاريخ نشر

2017

توصيف ظاهري

1-19

عنوان

Journal of African Archaeology

شماره جلد

15/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2191-5784

اصطلاح موضوعی

African Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

archaeology

اصطلاح موضوعی

Art History

اصطلاح موضوعی

core reduction

اصطلاح موضوعی

flake production

اصطلاح موضوعی

General

اصطلاح موضوعی

lithic analysis

اصطلاح موضوعی

Oldowan

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Matthew V. Caruana

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/21915784-12340001

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y