First high resolution chronostratigraphy for the early North African Acheulean at Casablanca (Morocco)

Abstract The onset of the Acheulean, marked by the emergence of large cutting tools (LCTs), is considered a major technological advance in the Early Stone Age and a key turning point in human evolution. The Acheulean originated in East Africa at ~ 1.8–1.6 Ma and is reported in South Africa between ~...

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Main Authors: Rosalia Gallotti, Giovanni Muttoni, David Lefèvre, Jean-Philippe Degeai, Denis Geraads, Andrea Zerboni, Valérie Andrieu-Ponel, Matteo Maron, Serena Perini, Mohssine El Graoui, Séverine Sanz-Laliberté, Camille Daujeard, Paul Fernandes, Mathieu Rué, Lionel Magoga, Abderrahim Mohib, Jean-Paul Raynal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94695-3