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T1 What comes after the Developed Oldowan B debate? Techno-economic data from SHK main site (Middle Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)
A1 Sánchez Yustos, Policarpo
AB The Oldowan-Acheulean transition shows remarkable variability in Olduvai Bed II. To explain this, M. Leakeyformulated a cultural model whose most distinctive contribution was the introduction of two cultural traditions(Developed Oldowan A and B) between the Oldowan and the Acheulean. This model has been discussed for thelast fifty years, giving rise to the “Developed Oldowan B debate”. SHK is one of the very few sites that M. Leakeyemployed to characterize this cultural tradition. We present here a techno-economic analysis of the lithic assemblagerecovered in a current excavation at this site that positively provides evidence of structured andcomplex techno-economic behavior. The results are consistent with the current and uncontested consensus aboutthe Acheulean nature of the Developed Oldowan B. These results may also fuel a newly established debate.
PB ELSEVIER
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64865
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64865
LA spa
NO Quaternary International 526 (2019) 67–76
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-jul-2024