Autochthony and orientation patterns in Olduvai Bed I: A re-examination of the status of post-depositional biasing of archaeological assemblages from FLK North (FLKN)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2116-2127

  Dominguez Rodrigo M ^a,b   Bunn, H T ^c   Pickering, T R ^c,d,e   Mabulla, A Z P ^f   Musiba, C M ^a,g   Baquedano, E ^a,h   Ashley, G M ⁱ   Diez Martin, F ^j   Santonja, M ^k   Uribelarrea, D ^b   Barba, R ^b   Yravedra, J ^b   Barboni, D ^l   Arriaza, C ^a   Gidna, A ^a  

^a Museo de los Origenes   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h Museo Arqueologico Regional   (Spain)

ⁱ RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^k CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^l AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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Author keywords

Autochthony; FLK North; FLK Zinj; Isotropy; Olduvai Gorge; Orientation; Site formation history; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; AUTOCHTHONY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FORMATION MECHANISM; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PRECISION; TAPHONOMY;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84860890723     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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