Stone Tools and Fossil Bones: Debates in the Archaeology of Human Origins
Author(s): Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 24 May 2012
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Print length: 376 pages
ISBN-10: 1107022924
ISBN-13: 9781107022928
Book Description
The stone tools and fossil bones from the earliest archaeological sites in Africa have been used over the past fifty years to create models that interpret how early hominins lived, foraged, behaved and communicated and how early and modern humans evolved. In this book, an international team of archaeologists and primatologists examines early Stone Age tools and bones and uses scientific methods to test alternative hypotheses that explain the archaeological record. By focusing on both lithics and faunal records, this volume presents the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘This volume has a good feel to it – a handsome compact book about the early archaeology of human evolution, all in one … This collection is stimulating in reflecting a strong hand, but also showing a plurality of contributions and opinions.’ John Gowlett, Journal of African Archaeology
Book Description
International archaeologists examine early Stone Age tools and bones to present the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins.
About the Author
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo is Co-director at the Institute of Evolution in Africa, based in Madrid, Spain, and Professor in the Department of Prehistory at the Complutense University, Madrid. He is the author of Deconstructing Olduvai and Peninj: A Research Project on Human Origins. He currently is Co-director of the Olduvai Paleoanthropology and Paleoecology project (TOPPP) at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
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