African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
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Latest publications
María Dolores Marin-Monfort, Sara García-Morato, Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo. (2021). Quaternary International, Available online 16 April 2021.
Kristian J. Carlson, David J. Green, Ronald J. Clarke. (2021). Journal of Human Evolution, Article Number 102983.
Stone Age Africa
EM Niespolo, WD Sharp, G Avery, TE Dawson – … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021
Modern human behavioral innovations from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) include the earliest indicators of full coastal adaptation evidenced by shell middens, yet many MSA middens remain poorly dated. We apply 230 Th/U burial dating to ostrich …