90,000 year-old specialised bone technology in the Aterian Middle Stone Age of North Africa
The question of cognitive complexity in early Homo sapiens in North Africa is intimately tied to the emergence of the Aterian culture (~145 ka). One of the diagnostic indicators of cognitive complexity is the presence of specialised bone tools, however significant uncertainty remains over the manufa...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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