The Dorothy Garrod Site: a new Middle Stone Age locality in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

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dc.citation.articleNumber177
dc.citation.journalTitleArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences
dc.citation.volumeNumber14
dc.contributor.authorMaíllo-Fernández, José Manuel
dc.contributor.authorMarín, Juan
dc.contributor.authorMartín-Perea, David Manuel
dc.contributor.authorUribelarrea, David
dc.contributor.authorSolano-Megías, Irene
dc.contributor.authorAsiaín, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorBaquedano, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez-Rodrigo, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorGidna, Agness
dc.contributor.authorMedialdea, Alicia
dc.contributor.authorSteven, Hekima Mwamakimbula
dc.contributor.authorChilonzi, Daniel Haruni
dc.contributor.authorArteaga, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMabulla, Audax
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-08T14:40:04Z
dc.date.available2022-09-08T14:40:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractOlduvai Gorge (Tanzania) is a key site for the study of human evolution as well as the origin of modern humans and the Middle Stone Age (MSA). In this study, we present a new MSA location named Dorothy Garrod Site (DGS), found in the main branch of Olduvai Gorge. The site has only one archaeological level, located stratigraphically in the Upper Ndutu. Although it has not yet been possible to radiometrically date it, it has yielded numerous archaeological remains with a functional association between the faunal remains and the lithic industry. The fauna identified includes Alcelaphini, Hippotragini, and Equidae, some of which present percussion marks and evidence of burning. The lithic industry involved knapping using discoid methods. The retouched blanks are denticulates and retouched flakes with, up to now, a total absence of points. DGS is therefore a new site that will aid our understanding of modern human occupations in northern Tanzania in a period for which there is a dearth of properly contextualised archaeological evidence.
dc.identifier.citationMaíllo-Fernández, José Manuel, Marín, Juan, Martín-Perea, David Manuel, et al.. "The Dorothy Garrod Site: a new Middle Stone Age locality in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania." <i>Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences,</i> 14, (2022) Springer Nature: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01644-w.
dc.identifier.digitals12520-022-01644-w
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01644-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/113198
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
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