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Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus.
Plummer, Thomas W; Oliver, James S; Finestone, Emma M; Ditchfield, Peter W; Bishop, Laura C; Blumenthal, Scott A; Lemorini, Cristina; Caricola, Isabella; Bailey, Shara E; Herries, Andy I R; Parkinson, Jennifer A; Whitfield, Elizabeth; Hertel, Fritz; Kinyanjui, Rahab N; Vincent, Thomas H; Li, Youjuan; Louys, Julien; Frost, Stephen R; Braun, David R; Reeves, Jonathan S; Early, Emily D G; Onyango, Blasto; Lamela-Lopez, Raquel; Forrest, Frances L; He, Huaiyu; Lane, Timothy P; Frouin, Marine; Nomade, Sébastien; Wilson, Evan P; Bartilol, Simion K; Rotich, Nelson Kiprono; Potts, Richard.
Afiliação
  • Plummer TW; Department of Anthropology, Queens College, Flushing, NY, USA.
  • Oliver JS; The CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA.
  • Finestone EM; New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, NY, USA.
  • Ditchfield PW; Human Origins Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Bishop LC; Anthropology Section, Illinois State Museum Springfield, IL, USA.
  • Blumenthal SA; The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH, USA.
  • Lemorini C; Department of Archeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany.
  • Caricola I; School of Archeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • Bailey SE; Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Paleoecology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
  • Herries AIR; The Sino-British College, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
  • Parkinson JA; Human Origins Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Whitfield E; Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
  • Hertel F; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Kinyanjui RN; LTFAPA Laboratory, Department of Classics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Vincent TH; LTFAPA Laboratory, Department of Classics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Li Y; School of History, Classics and Archeology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Louys J; New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, NY, USA.
  • Frost SR; Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
  • Braun DR; The Australian Archaeomagnetism Laboratory, Dept. Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus, 3086 Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
  • Reeves JS; Paleo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Early EDG; Human Origins Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Onyango B; Department of Anthropology, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Lamela-Lopez R; Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Paleoecology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
  • Forrest FL; Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA.
  • He H; Human Origins Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Lane TP; National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Frouin M; Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, Jena, Germany.
  • Nomade S; Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Paleoecology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
  • Wilson EP; Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Bartilol SK; Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China.
  • Rotich NK; Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Potts R; Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
Science ; 379(6632): 561-566, 2023 02 10.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36758076
ABSTRACT
The oldest Oldowan tool sites, from around 2.6 million years ago, have previously been confined to Ethiopia's Afar Triangle. We describe sites at Nyayanga, Kenya, dated to 3.032 to 2.581 million years ago and expand this distribution by over 1300 kilometers. Furthermore, we found two hippopotamid butchery sites associated with mosaic vegetation and a C4 grazer-dominated fauna. Tool flaking proficiency was comparable with that of younger Oldowan assemblages, but pounding activities were more common. Tool use-wear and bone damage indicate plant and animal tissue processing. Paranthropus sp. teeth, the first from southwestern Kenya, possessed carbon isotopic values indicative of a diet rich in C4 foods. We argue that the earliest Oldowan was more widespread than previously known, used to process diverse foods including megafauna, and associated with Paranthropus from its onset.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hominidae / Dieta / Evolução Biológica / Comportamento Alimentar Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Science Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hominidae / Dieta / Evolução Biológica / Comportamento Alimentar Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Science Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article