Peninj (West Lake Natron), Tanzania

Peninj is located on the western shore of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania. This sequence became known through the discovery of the first Paranthropus boisei mandible ever found. Archaeologically, the sequence achieved recognition thanks to the discovery by Glynn Isaac of Acheulean sites that were...

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Author: Torre Sainz, Ignacio de la
Format: other
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/333727
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/333727
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Peninj is located on the western shore of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania. This sequence became known through the discovery of the first Paranthropus boisei mandible ever found. Archaeologically, the sequence achieved recognition thanks to the discovery by Glynn Isaac of Acheulean sites that were at the time one of the world’s earliest evidences of this technology, with an estimated age of 1.5-1.4 Ma. The abundance of handaxes in the RHS-Mugulud and MHS-Bayasi sites enables detailed analyses of the technological features of the early Acheulean, and the core-and-flake technology in the Maritanane area has elicited discussions on the knapping techniques and aspects of inter-assemblage variability during the initial stages of the Acheulean in Africa.

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