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The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov. Ancient Flames and Controlled Use of Fire.
Alperson-Afil, Nira; Goren-Inbar, Naama
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Paperback. This book presents analyses of burned and unburned flint items which provide evidence for the controlled use of fire at the 790,000-year-old Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov. It shows that fire was already in regular use some 800,000 years ago. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 120 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSAF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 380.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Series
Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400732063
SKU
V9789400732063
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About Alperson-Afil, Nira; Goren-Inbar, Naama
Nira Alperson-Afil and Naama Goren-Inbar both teach prehistoric archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Their main research interest is the prehistory of the Levant, including technological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of our ancient ancestors.
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