ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Olduvai Gorge, Le Moustier, Homo Erectus
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Lower paleothithic 2. 5 mya to 200 kya: habilis (oldowan); h. erectus(acheulian) Simple tools; east africa (olduvai gorge) ca 2. 5 mya. Consists of the large pebble chopped and flakes. Flakes couls have been used for a variety of tasks. Transition to more advanced hominin forms i. ci . herectus ca. First to use fire- ca 1. 5mya swarkrans (south africa) First to leave africa- adapted to a number of environments e. g. europe, se asia by 1. 8 mya. Oldowan technology gives way to acheulian by 1. 5 mya, lasts until ca. Choppers, flake tools, cleavers and hand axes- regional variability. Prepared core technology evidence of skill (knapping techniques) Bifacially worked, multipurpose tools- woodworking, butchery, scraping skins. Flourished in europe (particularly western europe) and sw asia. Name given to stone tool technology associated with the neanderthals of eurasia between 100 and 30 kya. Named after a prominent site in sw france ( le moustier) Flake-based technology (retouched flakes) though formal tools are also found.
