Elephants at the Middle Pleistocene Acheulian open-air site of Revadim Quarry, Israel

R. Rabinovich, O. Ackermann, E. Aladjem, R. Barkai, R. Biton, I. Milevski, N. Solodenko, O. Marder

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ملخص

Lower Paleolithic faunal and lithic assemblages serve as a major source of information on the behavior and capabilities of Early- and Middle Pleistocene hominins. The multi-layered Late Acheulian site of Revadim Quarry provides a rare opportunity to study hominin-elephant interactions during the Late Lower Paleolithic period in the Levant. A large proportion of this open-air site was excavated (ca. 250 m 2) and yielded a wealth of lithic and faunal remains. In this paper the proboscideans from Revadim are presented for the first time within the broader geomorphological, stratigraphic and archaeological context in order to allow a better understanding of elephants within the Acheulian in the southern Levant. The unprecedented quantity of elephant remains at the site is accompanied by large and rich lithic assemblages. Of special interest are several elephant bones with cut marks, and the earliest appearance in the southern Levant of bones that seem to have been shaped to resemble tools. The site bears testimony to complex exploitation of proboscideans.

اللغة الأصليةالإنجليزيّة
الصفحات (من إلى)183-197
عدد الصفحات15
دوريةQuaternary International
مستوى الصوت276-277
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرنُشِر - 25 أكتوبر 2012
منشور خارجيًانعم

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