Using morphometrics to reappraise old collections: The study case of the Congo Basin Middle Stone Age bifacial industry

Using morphometrics to reappraise old collections: The study case of the Congo Basin Middle Stone Age bifacial industry

Despite its strategic location within the continent, Central Africa is rarely integrated into the reconstruction of population dynamics during the Middle Stone Age (MSA) of Africa, especially in terms of the emergence, diffusion and behavioural patterns of Homo sapiens. However, hundreds of sites ha...

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Main Authors: Isis Mesfin, Alice Leplongeon, David Pleurdeau, Antony Borel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
Subjects:
lupemban; congo basin; bifacial points; middle stone age; morphometrics; multivariate statistics; fossile directeur; hallmark; old collections
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/4329

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