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Article Dans Une Revue Science Année : 2023

Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Acheulean tools

Matthew M Skinner
Rita T. Melis
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Joaquin Panera
Susana Rubio Jara
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Thomas W Davies
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Hervé Bocherens
Giuseppe Briatico
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Agness Gidna
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Raymonde Bonnefille
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Luca Di Bianco
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Eduardo Mendez-Quintas

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In Africa, the scarcity of hominin remains found in direct association with stone tools has hindered attempts to link Homo habilis and Homo erectus with particular lithic industries. The infant mandible discovered in level E at Garba IV (Melka Kunture) on the highlands of Ethiopia is critical to this issue due to its direct association with an Oldowan lithic industry. Here, we use synchrotron imaging to examine the internal morphology of the unerupted permanent dentition and confirm its identification as Homo erectus . Additionally, we utilize new palaeomagnetic ages to show that (i) the mandible in level E is ca. 2 million-years-old, and represents one of the earliest Homo erectus fossils, and (ii) that overlying level D, ca. 1.95 million-years-old, contains the earliest known Acheulean assemblage.
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hal-04239932 , version 1 (12-11-2023)

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Margherita Mussi, Matthew M Skinner, Rita T. Melis, Joaquin Panera, Susana Rubio Jara, et al.. Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Acheulean tools. Science, 2023, 382, pp.713-718. ⟨10.1126/science.add9115⟩. ⟨hal-04239932⟩
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