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A New Approach to Quantifying Raw Material Selectivity in the African Acheulean: Perspectives from Angola and South Africa
Journal of African Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-07-15 , DOI: 10.1163/21915784-20210013
Isis Mesfin 1 , Matt G. Lotter 2 , Maria Helena Benjamim 3
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In southern Africa, the use of gravel outcrops has been recorded at a range of Earlier Stone Age sites, and this raises questions about the diversity of raw material sourcing practices adopted by hominins. To assess the existence of sourcing strategies, this study details a new morphometric analysis method that investigates the influence of pebble and cobble shape at two Acheulean case-study sites: Dungo IV (Benguela Province, Angola) and Penhill Farm (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa). Since these assemblages present frequent pebble and cobble artefacts, we investigate these to identify raw material blank properties to then establish whether these properties were intentionally selected for. To do so, we analyse each archaeological sample separately via a technological and morphometrical approach and then compare them with geological samples obtained during fieldwork survey. Overall, these two case studies provide some illustration of variable selection strategies within the southern African coastal plain.



中文翻译:

量化非洲 Acheulean 原材料选择性的新方法:来自安哥拉和南非的观点

在南部非洲,在一系列早期石器时代的遗址中已经记录到使用砾石露头,这引发了对古人类所采用的原材料采购实践多样性的质疑。为了评估采购策略的存在,本研究详细介绍了一种新的形态测量分析方法,该方法研究了两个 Acheulean 案例研究地点的鹅卵石和鹅卵石形状的影响:Dungo IV(安哥拉本格拉省)和彭希尔农场(南非东开普省)。由于这些组合经常出现鹅卵石和鹅卵石人工制品,我们调查这些以识别原材料空白特性,然后确定这些特性是否是有意选择的。为此,我们通过技术和形态测量方法分别分析每个考古样本,然后将它们与实地调查中获得的地质样本进行比较。总的来说,这两个案例研究为南部非洲沿海平原的可变选择策略提供了一些说明。

更新日期:2021-07-15
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