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A Chronological Perspective on the Acheulian and Its Transition to the Middle Stone Age in Southern Africa : The Question of the Fauresmith
Author
Source
International Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-25, 25 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
25
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An understanding of the age of the Acheulian and the transition to the Middle Stone Age in southern Africa has been hampered by a lack of reliable dates for key sequences in the region.
A number of researchers have hypothesised that the Acheulian first occurred simultaneously in southern and eastern Africa at around 1.7-1.6 Ma.
A chronological evaluation of the southern African sites suggests that there is currently little firm evidence for the Acheulian occurring before 1.4 Ma in southern Africa.
Many researchers have also suggested the occurrence of a transitional industry, the Fauresmith, covering the transition from the Early to Middle Stone Age, but again, the Fauresmith has been poorly defined, documented, and dated.
Despite the occurrence of large cutting tools in these Fauresmith assemblages, they appear to include all the technological components characteristic of the MSA.
New data from stratified Fauresmith bearing sites in southern Africa suggest this transitional industry maybe as old as 511–435 ka and should represent the beginning of the MSA as a broad entity rather than the terminal phase of the Acheulian.
The MSA in this form is a technology associated with archaic H.
sapiens and early modern humans in Africa with a trend of greater complexity through time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Herries, Andy I. R.. 2011. A Chronological Perspective on the Acheulian and Its Transition to the Middle Stone Age in Southern Africa : The Question of the Fauresmith. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511675
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Herries, Andy I. R.. A Chronological Perspective on the Acheulian and Its Transition to the Middle Stone Age in Southern Africa : The Question of the Fauresmith. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511675
American Medical Association (AMA)
Herries, Andy I. R.. A Chronological Perspective on the Acheulian and Its Transition to the Middle Stone Age in Southern Africa : The Question of the Fauresmith. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511675
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511675