New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

This paper reports the results of renewed fieldwork at the HWK EEsite(Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). HWK EEis positioned across the boundary between Lower andMiddle Bed II, a crucialinterval for studyingthe emergence of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge. Our excavations at HWK EEhave produced one of the lar...

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Autores: Torre Sáinz, Ignacio de la, Albert Cristóbal, Rosa Maria, Arroyo, Adrián, Macphail, Richard, McHenry, Lindsay J., Mora Torcal, Rafael, Njau, Jackson K., Pante, Michael C., Rivera Rondón, Carlos Alberto, Rodríguez Cintas, Ágata, Stanistreet, Ian G., Stollhofen, Harald, Wehr, Karol
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/147970
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Palabra clave:Tanzània
Gorja d'Olduvai (Tanzània)
Arqueologia del paisatge
Arqueologia ambiental
Tanzania
Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
Landscape archaeology
Environmental archaeology
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spelling New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, TanzaniaTorre Sáinz, Ignacio de laAlbert Cristóbal, Rosa MariaArroyo, AdriánMacphail, RichardMcHenry, Lindsay J.Mora Torcal, RafaelNjau, Jackson K.Pante, Michael C.Rivera Rondón, Carlos AlbertoRodríguez Cintas, ÁgataStanistreet, Ian G.Stollhofen, HaraldWehr, KarolTanzàniaGorja d'Olduvai (Tanzània)Arqueologia del paisatgeArqueologia ambientalTanzaniaOlduvai Gorge (Tanzania)Landscape archaeologyEnvironmental archaeologyThis paper reports the results of renewed fieldwork at the HWK EEsite(Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). HWK EEis positioned across the boundary between Lower andMiddle Bed II, a crucialinterval for studyingthe emergence of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge. Our excavations at HWK EEhave produced one of the largest collections of fossils and artefacts from any Oldowan site, distributed across several archaeological units and a large excavation surface in four separate trenches thatcan be stratigraphically correlated. Here we present the main stratigraphic and archaeological units and discuss site formation processes.Results show a great density of fossils and stone tools vertically through two stratigraphic intervals (Lemuta and Lower Augitic Sandstone)and laterally across an area of around 300 m2, and highlight the confluence of biotic and abiotic agents in the formation of the assemblage. The large size and diversityof the assemblage, as well as its good preservation, qualify HWK EEas a reference sitefor the study of the late Oldowan at Olduvai Gorge and elsewhere in Africa. In addition, thedescriptionof the stratigraphic and archaeological sequenceof HWK EE presented in this paper constitutesthe foundation for further studies on hominin behaviour and palaeoecologyin Lower and Middle Bed II.Elsevier B.V.2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/147970Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.07.018Journal of Human Evolution, 2018, vol. 120, p. 140-202https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.07.018cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier B.V., 2018http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1479702026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
spellingShingle New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Torre Sáinz, Ignacio de la
Tanzània
Gorja d'Olduvai (Tanzània)
Arqueologia del paisatge
Arqueologia ambiental
Tanzania
Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
Landscape archaeology
Environmental archaeology
title_short New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_full New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_fullStr New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_sort New excavations at the HWK EE site: Archaeology, paleoenvironment and site formation processes during late Oldowan times at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torre Sáinz, Ignacio de la
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa Maria
Arroyo, Adrián
Macphail, Richard
McHenry, Lindsay J.
Mora Torcal, Rafael
Njau, Jackson K.
Pante, Michael C.
Rivera Rondón, Carlos Alberto
Rodríguez Cintas, Ágata
Stanistreet, Ian G.
Stollhofen, Harald
Wehr, Karol
author Torre Sáinz, Ignacio de la
author_facet Torre Sáinz, Ignacio de la
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa Maria
Arroyo, Adrián
Macphail, Richard
McHenry, Lindsay J.
Mora Torcal, Rafael
Njau, Jackson K.
Pante, Michael C.
Rivera Rondón, Carlos Alberto
Rodríguez Cintas, Ágata
Stanistreet, Ian G.
Stollhofen, Harald
Wehr, Karol
author_role author
author2 Albert Cristóbal, Rosa Maria
Arroyo, Adrián
Macphail, Richard
McHenry, Lindsay J.
Mora Torcal, Rafael
Njau, Jackson K.
Pante, Michael C.
Rivera Rondón, Carlos Alberto
Rodríguez Cintas, Ágata
Stanistreet, Ian G.
Stollhofen, Harald
Wehr, Karol
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tanzània
Gorja d'Olduvai (Tanzània)
Arqueologia del paisatge
Arqueologia ambiental
Tanzania
Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
Landscape archaeology
Environmental archaeology
topic Tanzània
Gorja d'Olduvai (Tanzània)
Arqueologia del paisatge
Arqueologia ambiental
Tanzania
Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
Landscape archaeology
Environmental archaeology
description This paper reports the results of renewed fieldwork at the HWK EEsite(Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). HWK EEis positioned across the boundary between Lower andMiddle Bed II, a crucialinterval for studyingthe emergence of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge. Our excavations at HWK EEhave produced one of the largest collections of fossils and artefacts from any Oldowan site, distributed across several archaeological units and a large excavation surface in four separate trenches thatcan be stratigraphically correlated. Here we present the main stratigraphic and archaeological units and discuss site formation processes.Results show a great density of fossils and stone tools vertically through two stratigraphic intervals (Lemuta and Lower Augitic Sandstone)and laterally across an area of around 300 m2, and highlight the confluence of biotic and abiotic agents in the formation of the assemblage. The large size and diversityof the assemblage, as well as its good preservation, qualify HWK EEas a reference sitefor the study of the late Oldowan at Olduvai Gorge and elsewhere in Africa. In addition, thedescriptionof the stratigraphic and archaeological sequenceof HWK EE presented in this paper constitutesthe foundation for further studies on hominin behaviour and palaeoecologyin Lower and Middle Bed II.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.07.018
Journal of Human Evolution, 2018, vol. 120, p. 140-202
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.07.018
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