Koobi Fora Research Project: Volume 5: Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology

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Glynn Ll. Isaac (late Professor of Anthropology, late Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University) Barbara Isaac (Assistant Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Assistant Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University)

Koobi Fora Research Project

Volume 5: Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology

Glynn Ll. Isaac (late Professor of Anthropology, late Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University), Barbara Isaac (Assistant Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Assistant Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University), Glynn Llywelyn Isaac

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Clarendon Press
12 June 1997

African history; Prehistoric archaeology; Anthropology; Evolution; Early man

Series: Koobi Fora Research Project

This is the fifth volume in the important Koobi Fora series on human origins, covering archaeological finds from excavations at East Turkana in northern Kenya.

Volume 5 concentrates on the evidence from the period between 1.9 and 0.7 million years ago and reconstructs the behaviour of early human ancestors.

The book answers such questions as: How were the stone tools made and utilized?

How large were the groups of hominids, and how mobile?

Do animal bones really give us a true impression of what food they ate?

The stone artefacts, bones, and features of the ancient landscape recorded in this book provide a solid basis for further work on human evolution.

Edited by: Glynn Ll. Isaac (late Professor of Anthropology late Professor of Anthropology Harvard University), Barbara Isaac (Assistant Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Assistant Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University)
Volume editor: Glynn Llywelyn Isaac
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v.5
Dimensions: Height: 314mm, Width: 228mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 2g
ISBN: 9780198575016
ISBN 10: 0198575017
Series: Koobi Fora Research Project
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 12 June 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of contributors List of appendices List of plates List of figures List of tables Introduction Geological context and environment Sites stratified within the KBS tuff Sites in the Upper KBS, Okote, and Chari members Site formation processes crania The stone artefact assemblages: a comparative study The artefact assemblages in the light of experimental studies Bone assemblages from the excavated sites Three-dimensional distributions of stones and bones at selected archaeological sites Conclusion Glossary References

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