The limestone spheroids of ‘Ubeidiya: intentional imposition of symmetric geometry by early hominins?

Spheroids are one of the least understood lithic items yet are one of the most enduring, spanning from the Oldowan to the Middle Palaeolithic. Why and how they were made remains highly debated. We seek to address whether spheroids represent unintentional by-products of percussive tasks or if they we...

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Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	Antoine Muller, Deborah Barsky, Robert Sala-Ramos, Gonen Sharon, Stefania Titton, Josep-Maria Vergès, Leore Grosman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2023-09-01
Subjects:	spheroids stone balls Lower Palaeolithic three-dimensional lithic analysis spherical harmonics ‘Ubeidiya‌
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230671

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