Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Olduvai Gorge, nestled between the East African Rift Valley and the Mozambique Belt, is key to understanding human evolution. Even though extensive archaeological and palaeoanthropological findings have been unearthed here since the 1930s, the Middle Stone Age in this area has nonetheless received l...

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Autores: Solano Megías, Irene, Maíllo Fernández, José Manuel, Marín, Juan, Martín Perea, David Manuel, Gidna, Agness, Mabulla, Audax
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121111
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:903.01(678)
Dorothy Garrod Site
Ndutu Beds
Middle Stone Age
Lithic technology
Olduvai Gorge
Tanzania
Arqueología
5505.01 Arqueología
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spelling Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, TanzaniaSolano Megías, IreneMaíllo Fernández, José ManuelMarín, JuanMartín Perea, David ManuelGidna, AgnessMabulla, Audax903.01(678)Dorothy Garrod SiteNdutu BedsMiddle Stone AgeLithic technologyOlduvai GorgeTanzaniaArqueología5505.01 ArqueologíaOlduvai Gorge, nestled between the East African Rift Valley and the Mozambique Belt, is key to understanding human evolution. Even though extensive archaeological and palaeoanthropological findings have been unearthed here since the 1930s, the Middle Stone Age in this area has nonetheless received less attention than the Oldowan or the Acheulean. This paper presents the lithic technology analysis of Dorothy Garrod Site (DGS), a newly-documented MSA site located at the junction of the main gorge and the side gorge at Olduvai. DGS provides valuable additional knowledge to our understanding of the MSA groups that inhabited the region, offering insights into the mobility and settlement patterns of human groups in East Africa during MIS 4. This study focuses on the techno-typological characterization of the DGS lithic assemblage through an analysis of the raw material management strategies and knapping methods employed. The presence of discoid and Levallois methods, as well as single platform methods shows DGS to be a ‘typical’ MSA archaeological site, together with its associated fauna. The retouched pieces are scarce and characterized by a high presence of denticulates, retouched flakes and notches, as well as by the low presence of heavy-duty tools and total absence of points. All of these features make of DGS an exceptional MSA site at the heart of Olduvai.SpringerUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-01-1820252025-01-18journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121111reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1211112026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
spellingShingle Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Solano Megías, Irene
903.01(678)
Dorothy Garrod Site
Ndutu Beds
Middle Stone Age
Lithic technology
Olduvai Gorge
Tanzania
Arqueología
5505.01 Arqueología
title_short Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_full Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_fullStr Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
title_sort Exploring the Middle Stone Age lithic technology at DGS, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Solano Megías, Irene
Maíllo Fernández, José Manuel
Marín, Juan
Martín Perea, David Manuel
Gidna, Agness
Mabulla, Audax
author Solano Megías, Irene
author_facet Solano Megías, Irene
Maíllo Fernández, José Manuel
Marín, Juan
Martín Perea, David Manuel
Gidna, Agness
Mabulla, Audax
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author2 Maíllo Fernández, José Manuel
Marín, Juan
Martín Perea, David Manuel
Gidna, Agness
Mabulla, Audax
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author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 903.01(678)
Dorothy Garrod Site
Ndutu Beds
Middle Stone Age
Lithic technology
Olduvai Gorge
Tanzania
Arqueología
5505.01 Arqueología
topic 903.01(678)
Dorothy Garrod Site
Ndutu Beds
Middle Stone Age
Lithic technology
Olduvai Gorge
Tanzania
Arqueología
5505.01 Arqueología
description Olduvai Gorge, nestled between the East African Rift Valley and the Mozambique Belt, is key to understanding human evolution. Even though extensive archaeological and palaeoanthropological findings have been unearthed here since the 1930s, the Middle Stone Age in this area has nonetheless received less attention than the Oldowan or the Acheulean. This paper presents the lithic technology analysis of Dorothy Garrod Site (DGS), a newly-documented MSA site located at the junction of the main gorge and the side gorge at Olduvai. DGS provides valuable additional knowledge to our understanding of the MSA groups that inhabited the region, offering insights into the mobility and settlement patterns of human groups in East Africa during MIS 4. This study focuses on the techno-typological characterization of the DGS lithic assemblage through an analysis of the raw material management strategies and knapping methods employed. The presence of discoid and Levallois methods, as well as single platform methods shows DGS to be a ‘typical’ MSA archaeological site, together with its associated fauna. The retouched pieces are scarce and characterized by a high presence of denticulates, retouched flakes and notches, as well as by the low presence of heavy-duty tools and total absence of points. All of these features make of DGS an exceptional MSA site at the heart of Olduvai.
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