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Oldowan tradition seems to last for over a million years (c. 2.8 - 1.6 Ma). As it is
known from few sites, the present evidence may conceal trends and variation
which we can only guess about. The small number of Oldowan assemblages has
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Oldowan tradition seems to last for over a million years (c. 2.8 - 1.6 Ma). As it is
known from few sites, the present evidence may conceal trends and variation
which we can only guess about. The small number of Oldowan assemblages has
...
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For the period following the Oldowan, the extent of imposed form in the
Acheulean has been widely recognised, and there is no need to go through it in
detail. The essentials of imposed long axis in bifaces, bilateral symmetry, and
high ...
For the period following the Oldowan, the extent of imposed form in the
Acheulean has been widely recognised, and there is no need to go through it in
detail. The essentials of imposed long axis in bifaces, bilateral symmetry, and
high ...
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Culture and conceptualisation: the Oldowan-Acheulean gradient. In Bailey, G.N.
and Callow, P. (eds.) Stone Age Prehistory: studies in memory of Charles
McBurney Cambridge, University Press, 243-260. Gowlett, J.A.J. 1988. A case of
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Culture and conceptualisation: the Oldowan-Acheulean gradient. In Bailey, G.N.
and Callow, P. (eds.) Stone Age Prehistory: studies in memory of Charles
McBurney Cambridge, University Press, 243-260. Gowlett, J.A.J. 1988. A case of
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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| Title | Archaeological review from Cambridge, Volume 9, Issue 1 Archaeological review from Cambridge |
| Published | 1990 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 25 Jun 2007 |
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