DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.07.011
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85049773195
论文题名: The structure of the Middle Stone Age of eastern Africa
作者: Blinkhorn J. ; Grove M.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2018
卷: 195 起始页码: 1
结束页码: 20
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Behavioural variability
; Eastern africa
; Middle Stone Age
Scopus关键词: Geology
; Behavioural variability
; Comparative studies
; Eastern Africa
; Environmental variability
; Hier-archical clustering
; Marine isotope stages
; Quantitative approach
; Stone age
; Natural sciences
; chronology
; geographical region
; marine isotope stage
; Mesolithic
; tool use
; East Africa
; Homo sapiens
英文摘要: The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of eastern Africa has a long history of research and is accompanied by a rich fossil record, which, combined with its geographic location, have led it to play an important role in investigating the origins and expansions of Homo sapiens. Recent evidence has suggested an earlier appearance of our species, indicating a more mosaic origin of modern humans, highlighting the importance of regional and inter-regional patterning and bringing into question the role that eastern Africa has played. Previous evaluations of the eastern African MSA have identified substantial variability, only a small proportion of which is explained by chronology and geography. Here, we examine the structure of behavioural, temporal, geographic and environmental variability within and between sites across eastern Africa using a quantitative approach. The application of hierarchical clustering identifies enduring patterns of tool use and site location through the MSA as well as phases of significant behavioural diversification and colonisation of new landscapes, particularly notable during Marine Isotope Stage 5. As the quantity and detail of technological studies from individual sites in eastern Africa gathers pace, the structure of the MSA record highlighted here offers a roadmap for comparative studies. © 2018 Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/112099
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作者单位: Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom; Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany; Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, 12-14 Abercromby Square, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Blinkhorn J.,Grove M.. The structure of the Middle Stone Age of eastern Africa[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2018-01-01,195