Stone Tools and Fossil Bones

The stone tools and fossil bones from the earliest archaeological sites in Africa have been used over the past fifty years to create models that interpret how early hominins lived, foraged, behaved, and communicated, and how early and modern humans evolved. In this book, an international team of archaeologists and primatologists examines early Stone Age tools and bones and uses scientific methods to test alternative hypotheses that explain the archaeological record. By focusing on both lithics and faunal records, this volume presents the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins.

Author: Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/26/2012
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781107022928

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2012

About the Author
Domínguez-Rodrigo, Manuel: - Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo is Co-director at the Institute of Evolution in Africa, based in Madrid, Spain, and Professor in the Department of Prehistory at the Complutense University, Madrid. He is the author of Deconstructing Olduvai and Peninj: A Research Project on Human Origins. He currently is Co-director of the Olduvai Paleoanthropology and Paleoecology project (TOPPP) at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.