Modelling the end of the Acheulean at global and continental levels suggests widespread persistence into the Middle Palaeolithic

Abstract The Acheulean is the longest cultural tradition ever practised by humans, lasting for over 1.5 million years. Yet, its end has never been accurately dated; only broad 300–150 thousand years ago (Kya) estimates exist. Here we use optimal linear estimation modelling to infer the extinction da...

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Main Authors: Alastair J. M. Key, Ivan Jarić, David L. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021-03-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00735-8