#MelkaWakena
End of our 2025 season at #MelkaWakena. Leaving with tons of stone tools, some fossils, some questions answered, many more emerging. Science ay work.
May 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
our paper ed by Eduardo Paixao is out, discussing the raw material choices for percussors in the early Acheulian of #MelkaWakena Ethiopia. A first step in long-term project. But hey, even a 1000-mile journey begins with the first step.This is that step.
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Exploring early Acheulian technological decision-making: A controlled experimental approach to raw material selection for percussive artifacts in Melka Wakena, Ethiopia
The evolution of human behaviour is marked by key decision-making processes reflected in technological variability in the early archaeological record. As part of the technological system, differences ...
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January 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM