The Acheulian Site Of Gesher Benot Ya Aqov Volume Iv

Author : Naama Goren-Inbar,Nira Alperson-Afil,Gonen Sharon,Gadi Herzlinger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319740515

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The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume IV by Naama Goren-Inbar,Nira Alperson-Afil,Gonen Sharon,Gadi Herzlinger Pdf

This manuscript is the 4th Volume of the Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY) monograph sub-series. The goal of the book is to publish the lithic assemblages originating in the excavations of the Acheulian site at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY), Israel. The authors provide the readers with detailed descriptions of the lithic assemblages, illustrations (maps, photographs, drawings) and complete inventory of the artifacts that were excavated during the seven field seasons of 1989-1997 (two in 1997) under the directorship of Prof. Naama Goren-Inbar. This manuscript includes the classification of Large Cutting Tools (bifaces: handaxes and cleavers), Cores and Core Tools, and Flake Tools made of three different raw materials (flint, basalt and limestone). This major classification system enables, in addition to the characterization of the assemblages, intra and inter assemblage analyses and comparisons. It forms the foundation and means with which the GBY cultural sequence can be investigated and compared with other Levantine, African and Asian Acheulian entities. From a methodological perspective the authors apply a detailed attribute analysis to all lithic items, a method that integrates morpho-technoogical and stylistic observations culminating in better understanding of the Acheulian realm as documented by the analysis. This analysis is aimed to refine and improve the understanding beyond that of types and their technology and to allow describing the reduction sequence (chaîne opératoire) of some of the major components of the lithic asemblages. The unique record of diverse data from GBY provides insight into hominin behavior (through time) along the margins of the paleo-Lake Hula, and sheds light on processes that led to the colonization of other parts of Eurasia. The book will be of interest to academics and students in all disciplines of Quaternary studies, and to archaeologists using GIS for intra-site spatial analysis.

Author : Rivka Rabinovich,Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser,Lutz Kindler,Naama Goren-Inbar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400721595

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The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume III by Rivka Rabinovich,Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser,Lutz Kindler,Naama Goren-Inbar Pdf

Multidisciplinary research on the Early-Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov has yielded abundant climatic, environmental, ecological and behavioral records. The 15 archaeological horizons form a sequence of Acheulian occupational episodes on the shore of the paleo-Lake Hula. These enable us to reconstruct numerous aspects of the survival and adaptation of ancient hominins, leading to a better understanding of their evolution and behavior. This book presents the faunal analyses of medium-sized and large mammals, providing taxonomic, taphonomic and actualistic data for the largest faunal assemblages. The study of modes of animal exploitation reveals valuable information on hominin behavior.

Author : Nira Alperson-Afil,Naama Goren-Inbar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048137657

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The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov Volume II by Nira Alperson-Afil,Naama Goren-Inbar Pdf

A View from Western Europe Most archaeologists would agree that the emergence of stone tool manufacture and the m- agement of fre are the two most signifcant events in the cultural evolution of early humans. The oldest known stone artifacts are securely dated to 2. 6–2. 5 Ma at several localities in Ethiopia; their association with ungulate remains and observations of cut marks prove that one of their main functions was for butchery (Domínguez-Rodrigo et al. 2005). The record of early stone tools from a number of sites in the time span 2. 5–2. 0 Ma is unequivocal; tool use and manufacture were a regular activity with evidence of planning, foresight and considerable technical skills (Delagnes and Roche 2005). In contrast, the timing of the human control of fre is not fully resolved and the antiquity of its habitual use has been debated until now. This book provides very strong evidence of the habitual use of fre by early humans at the Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (Israel). The sedimentary sequence at the site is 34 m thick, and it represents different depositional environments, mainly beaches along the margins of a paleo-lake. The Matuyama-Brunhes chron boundary, dated to 0. 78 Ma, occurs in the lower part of the sequence.

Author : Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Thomas Wynn,Thomas Wynn,Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Co-Director Karenleigh Overmann,Karenleigh Overmann,Frederick Coolidge
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1329 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780192895950

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Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Thomas Wynn,Thomas Wynn,Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Co-Director Karenleigh Overmann,Karenleigh Overmann,Frederick Coolidge Pdf

This book showcases the theories, methods, and accomplishments of archaeologists who investigate the human mind through material forms. It encompasses the wide spectrum of cognitive archeology, showcasing contributions from scholars globally. It delivers analysis of material culture, from stone tools to ceramic and rock art of the past millennium.

Author : Eyal Halfon,Ran Barkai
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786788320

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They Were Here Before Us by Eyal Halfon,Ran Barkai Pdf

An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the evidence left behind of their lives and deaths, struggles and beliefs. This is not a book about archaeological sites. We shall come across flint tools, bones, skulls, surprising structures, and layers of earth that we can date to different periods—but they are not the heart of the matter. This book is about us, human beings, and about our place in the world. About what we have done, where we came from, which other humans used to be here, why they are no longer with us, and how and why our lives have changed. It’s also about where we went wrong. What did early humans do because they had no choice and what is the price we are paying for this now? Taking as the focus ten sites in Israel, the land corridor through which the human species passed on its journey from Africa to Europe, the story ranges far and wide from France, Spain, Turkey and Georgia to Morocco and South Africa, North America, Columbia and Peru. The authors follow the footsteps of our ancestors, describing the tools they used, the animals they hunted and the monuments they built. Fascinating revelations include: The earliest evidence of human use of fire; The meaning of cave art and the transformative effect of touching rock; The woman for whom 90 tortoises were sacrificed; What happened in the Levant following the disappearance of elephants; The monumental tower built at the lowest place on earth; Why we should envy modern hunter-gatherers – and much more ... This provocative and panoramic book shows readers what they can learn from their ancestors, and how the unwavering ability of prehistoric people to survive and thrive can continue into the present.

Author : Sally C. Reynolds,René Bobe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107074033

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African Paleoecology and Human Evolution by Sally C. Reynolds,René Bobe Pdf

A comprehensive account of hominin fossil sites across Africa, including the environmental and ecological evidence central to our understanding of human evolution.

Author : Thomas Wynn,Frederick L. Coolidge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000571196

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An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology by Thomas Wynn,Frederick L. Coolidge Pdf

An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology is the first concise introduction that lays out the epistemological foundations of evolutionary cognitive archaeology in a way that is accessible to students. The volume is divided into three sections. The first section situates cognitive archaeology in the pantheon of archaeological approaches and distinguishes between ideational cognitive archaeology and evolutionary cognitive archaeology. This is followed by a close look at the nature of cognitive archaeological inferences and concludes with brief summaries of the major methods of evolutionary cognitive archaeology. The second section of the book introduces the reader to a variety of cognitive phenomena that are accessible using the methods of cognitive archaeology: memory, technical cognition, spatial cognition, social cognition, art and aesthetics, and symbolism and language. The third section presents a brief outline of hominin cognitive evolution from the perspective of evolutionary cognitive archaeology. The authors divide the archaeological record into three major phases: The Bipedal Apes—3.3 million-1.7 million years ago; The Axe Age—1.7 million-300,000 years ago; and The Emergence of Modern Thinking—300,000–12,000 years ago. An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology is an essential text for undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars across the behavioral and social sciences interested in learning about cognitive archaeology, including psychologists, philosophers, anthropologists, and archaeologists.

Author : Marie-Hélène Moncel,John De Vos,Marta Arzarello
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832525975

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Human behavior, cognition, and environmental interactions for the lower paleolithic by Marie-Hélène Moncel,John De Vos,Marta Arzarello Pdf

Author : Takeru Akazawa,Yoshihiro Nishiaki,Kenichi Aoki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9784431545118

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Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans Volume 1 by Takeru Akazawa,Yoshihiro Nishiaki,Kenichi Aoki Pdf

This volume presents the first of two proceedings from the International Conference on the Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans, which took place in Tokyo in November 2012. Focussing on a highly innovative working hypothesis called the ‘learning hypothesis’, which attempts to explain the replacement as a result of differences in the learning abilities of these two hominid populations, the conference served as the latest multidisciplinary discussion forum on this intriguing Palaeoanthropological issue. The present volume reports on outcomes of the conference in three major sections. Part 1 provides an archaeological overview of the processes of replacement/assimilation of Neanderthals by modern humans. Part 2 consists of archaeological and ethnographic case studies exploring evidence of learning behaviours in prehistoric and modern hunter-gatherer societies. Part 3 presents a collection of papers that directly contributes to the definition, validation and testing of the learning hypothesis in terms of population biology and evolutionary theory. A total of 18 papers in this volume make available to readers unique cultural perspectives on mechanisms of the replacement/assimilation of Neanderthals by modern humans and suggested relationships between these mechanisms and different learning strategies.

Author : Karen Bescherer Metheny,Mary C. Beaudry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759123663

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Archaeology of Food by Karen Bescherer Metheny,Mary C. Beaudry Pdf

This indispensable resource provides an illustrated introduction to and overview of the archaeological study of food and foodways today.

Author : Rosalia Gallotti,Margherita Mussi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319759852

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The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond by Rosalia Gallotti,Margherita Mussi Pdf

This edited volume presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa, and addresses three main areas of focus; 1) the tempo and mode of technological changes that led to the emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa; 2) new approaches to lithic collections, including lithic technology analyses; and 3) the debated coexistence of the Developed Oldowan and the early Acheulean. The chapters are the proceedings from the workshop titled “The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa”, held at University of Rome “La Sapienza” on September 12–13, 2013. The aim of the workshop was to bring together researchers currently working in this field in East Africa, in order to define the characteristics and the evolution of the early Acheulean. The volume was expanded with some chapters on the preceding Oldowan, on the African fauna and on paleovegetation, on the Acheulean in Asia and, eventually, on the Acheulean in Europe. The book is addressed to the scientific community, and will be of interest to researchers, graduate students, archaeologists, paleontologists, and paleoanthropologists. This volume is dedicated to the memory of Jean Chavaillon (March 25, 1925 - December 21, 2013), the leading archaeologist and Quaternary geologist who researched with unfailing enthusiasm the earliest human cultures and directed from 1965 to 1995 the French Archaeological Mission at Melka Kunture.

Author : Ronald Planer,Kim Sterelny
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262045971

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From Signal to Symbol by Ronald Planer,Kim Sterelny Pdf

A novel account of the evolution of language and the cognitive capacities on which language depends. In From Signal to Symbol, Ronald Planer and Kim Sterelny propose a novel theory of language: that modern language is the product of a long series of increasingly rich protolanguages evolving over the last two million years. Arguing that language and cognition coevolved, they give a central role to archaeological evidence and attempt to infer cognitive capacities on the basis of that evidence, which they link in turn to communicative capacities. Countering other accounts, which move directly from archaeological traces to language, Planer and Sterelny show that rudimentary forms of many of the elements on which language depends can be found in the great apes and were part of the equipment of the earliest species in our lineage. After outlining the constraints a theory of the evolution of language should satisfy and filling in the details of their model, they take up the evolution of words, composite utterances, and hierarchical structure. They consider the transition from a predominantly gestural to a predominantly vocal form of language and discuss the economic and social factors that led to language. Finally, they evaluate their theory in terms of the constraints previously laid out.

Author : Amos Frumkin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031447648

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Landscapes and Landforms of Israel by Amos Frumkin Pdf

Author : Najeeb M.A. Rasul,Ian C.F. Stewart
Publisher : Springer
Page : 803 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319994086

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Geological Setting, Palaeoenvironment and Archaeology of the Red Sea by Najeeb M.A. Rasul,Ian C.F. Stewart Pdf

This book gathers invited contributions from active researchers to provide an up-to-date overview of the geological setting of the Red Sea. It discusses aspects ranging from historical information to modern research in the Red Sea, and presents findings from rapidly advancing, emerging fields. This semi-enclosed young ocean basin provides a unique opportunity to study the development of passive continental margins in order to examine the current status of that region. In addition to studies on the Sea itself, it includes those from related fields on the littoral zone. The book is of interest to geoscientists and non-specialists alike.

Author : Sanz, Nuria
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000430

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Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Asia by Sanz, Nuria Pdf