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<p>Recent fieldwork at SHK Main site and SHK Extension (2009–2016) has recovered an abundant lithic sample that contains giant cores, large flakes and large cutting tools (LCT), such as bifaces, cleavers, picks and knives. Such a significant collection constitutes an opportunity to understand and reconstruct the <i>chaîne opératoire</i> of LCT production undertaken by hominins at this site complex. Through a technological approach based on detailed reconstructions of the large tool shaping patterns and the analysis of techno-functional potentiality, this work presents the study of lithic implements specifically related to the Acheulean sequence unearthed at SHK by our team. This assessment has been completed with other specimens identified by us among the original Leakey collections. The aim is to define the LCT conceptualization strategies of the SHK toolmakers. This information, in combination with subsequent experimental and use-wear analyses, will shed light on the functional meaning of the LCTs produced during the Early Acheulean.</p>

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Large cutting tools from SHK (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): a techno-functional approach

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    2025年7月15日

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  • Javier Duque-Martínez,
  • Fernando Diez-Martín,
  • Cristina Fraile-Márquez,
  • Sara de Francisco,
  • Enrique Baquedano,
  • Audax Mabulla,
  • Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo

摘要

Recent fieldwork at SHK Main site and SHK Extension (2009–2016) has recovered an abundant lithic sample that contains giant cores, large flakes and large cutting tools (LCT), such as bifaces, cleavers, picks and knives. Such a significant collection constitutes an opportunity to understand and reconstruct the chaîne opératoire of LCT production undertaken by hominins at this site complex. Through a technological approach based on detailed reconstructions of the large tool shaping patterns and the analysis of techno-functional potentiality, this work presents the study of lithic implements specifically related to the Acheulean sequence unearthed at SHK by our team. This assessment has been completed with other specimens identified by us among the original Leakey collections. The aim is to define the LCT conceptualization strategies of the SHK toolmakers. This information, in combination with subsequent experimental and use-wear analyses, will shed light on the functional meaning of the LCTs produced during the Early Acheulean.