Shape variation in Aterian tanged tools and the origins of projectile technology: a morphometric perspective on stone tool function.

<h4>Background</h4>Recent findings suggest that the North African Middle Stone Age technocomplex known as the Aterian is both much older than previously assumed, and certainly associated with fossils exhibiting anatomically modern human morphology and behavior. The Aterian is defined by...

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Main Author: Radu Iovita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22216161/?tool=EBI