Handaxes in South Africa: Two case studies in the early and later Acheulean
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Li, Hao1,2; Kuman, Kathleen2; Leader, George M.3; Couzens, Raymond2 |
| 刊名 | QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
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| 出版日期 | 2018-06-30 |
| 卷号 | 480页码:29-42 |
| 关键词 | Early Acheulean Later Acheulean Handaxes Rietputs 15 Cave Of Hearths Conservatism And Variability |
| ISSN号 | 1040-6182 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.08.025 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | As a characteristic component of the Acheulean Complex that is particularly significant in understanding the technological behaviour of early hominids, handaxes have been extensively discussed for a very long time. However, the fundamental question of temporal trends in handaxe technology is still debated in current research. To contribute to the further understanding of this question, we present a quantitative study of the technology and morphology of handaxes from two sites widely separated in time-the Rietputs 15 earlier Acheulean ca 1.3 Ma, and the Cave of Hearths later Acheulean ca 0.5 Ma. Results show that the technological practice of handaxe manufacture is consistent and conservative through time in these two sites, despite significant differences in raw materials. These commonalities include the ability to detach large flakes, to shape many handaxes with bifacial flaking, and to apply both primary and secondary flaking in shaping and edge refinement. However, there is an increased investment in the time and energy devoted to flaking of the younger Acheulean handaxe sample. Temporal differences in the morphology of handaxes between the two assemblages are not shown in most metrical attributes and indices used in this study. In contrast, extensive variability is observed at the intra-assemblage level in both samples, with Cave of Hearths showing relatively more variability. We argue that the conservatism and variability shown in the handaxes from these two sites widely separated in time are a reflection of the shared and long-lasting success of the Acheulean technological tradition and its flexibility of adaptation to different subsistence niches. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. |
| WOS关键词 | DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR REGION ; LARGE CUTTING TOOLS ; CENTRAL CHINA ; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS ; USE-LIFE ; EVOLUTION ; TECHNOLOGY ; ARCHAEOLOGY ; SYMMETRY ; PERSPECTIVE |
| WOS研究方向 | Physical Geography ; Geology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000433229100004 |
| 出版者 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
| 资助机构 | Chinese Academy of Sciences Pioneer Hundred Talents Program ; China-South Africa Bilateral Programme in Palaeosciences, through the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007DFB20330) ; National Research Foundation of South Africa(68625) ; NRF(88480) |
| 源URL | [http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/8414]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Li, Hao |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Geog Archaeol & Environm Studies, ZA-2050 Johannesburg Wits, South Africa 3.Univ Penn, Dept Anthropol, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Li, Hao,Kuman, Kathleen,Leader, George M.,et al. Handaxes in South Africa: Two case studies in the early and later Acheulean[J]. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,2018,480:29-42. |
| APA | Li, Hao,Kuman, Kathleen,Leader, George M.,&Couzens, Raymond.(2018).Handaxes in South Africa: Two case studies in the early and later Acheulean.QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,480,29-42. |
| MLA | Li, Hao,et al."Handaxes in South Africa: Two case studies in the early and later Acheulean".QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 480(2018):29-42. |
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