Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Subject "Oldowan"

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    • Oldowan behavior and raw material transport: perspectives from the Kanjera Formation 

      Braun, David R; Plummer, Thomas; Ditchfield, Peter; Ferraro, Joseph V; Maina, David; Bishop, Laura C; Potts, Richard (Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2008)
      The archaeological record of Oldowan hominins represents a diverse behavioral system. It has been suggested that exploitation of lithic resources by Oldowan hominins was simplistic and represented mostly use of local sources ...

    • Oldowan raw material procurement and use: Evidence from the Koobi Fora formatlon 

      Braun, D R; Harris, J W K; Maina, D N (Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      Raw material availability has been shown to be a major factor affecting the material culture of Oldowan tool users. Studies of artefact provenance often focus on site-specific raw material availability. Here, we use data ...