Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, Morocco): Recent findings and their context
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Raynal, Jean-Paul; Sbihi-Alaoui, Fatima-Zohra; Mohib, Abderrahim; El Graoui, Mosshine; Lefèvre, David; Texier, Jean-Pierre; Geraads, Denis; Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Smith, Tanya; Tafforeau, Paul; Zouak, Mehdi; Grun, Rainer; Rhodes, Edward; Eggins, Stephen; Daujeard, Camille; Fernandes, Paul; Gallotti, Rosalia; Hossini, Saïda; Queffelec, Alain
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The Thomas Quarry I locality was made famous in 1969 with the discovery of a human half-mandible in a cave. In 1985, further investigations revealed the presence of a Lower Acheulean assemblage in lower units of the section. From 1988 onwards, modern controlled excavations took place within the framework of the Franco-Moroccan co-operative project " Casablanca" Acheulean artefacts, a rich mammalian fauna and four hominid teeth have been excavated from the cave. The faunal set indicates an open...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Raynal, Jean-Paul | |
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dc.contributor.author | Sbihi-Alaoui, Fatima-Zohra | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohib, Abderrahim | |
dc.contributor.author | El Graoui, Mosshine | |
dc.contributor.author | Lefèvre, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Texier, Jean-Pierre | |
dc.contributor.author | Geraads, Denis | |
dc.contributor.author | Hublin, Jean-Jacques | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Tanya | |
dc.contributor.author | Tafforeau, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Zouak, Mehdi | |
dc.contributor.author | Grun, Rainer | |
dc.contributor.author | Rhodes, Edward | |
dc.contributor.author | Eggins, Stephen | |
dc.contributor.author | Daujeard, Camille | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Gallotti, Rosalia | |
dc.contributor.author | Hossini, Saïda | |
dc.contributor.author | Queffelec, Alain | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T21:57:15Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1040-6182 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/39698 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Thomas Quarry I locality was made famous in 1969 with the discovery of a human half-mandible in a cave. In 1985, further investigations revealed the presence of a Lower Acheulean assemblage in lower units of the section. From 1988 onwards, modern controlled excavations took place within the framework of the Franco-Moroccan co-operative project " Casablanca" Acheulean artefacts, a rich mammalian fauna and four hominid teeth have been excavated from the cave. The faunal set indicates an open woodland environment. Carcasses were processed by carnivores, but cut-marks are absent, which raises the question of any human role in the bone accumulations. Stone knapping was mainly oriented towards flake production and a few bifaces have been imported into the site. Laser ablation ICP-MS dating combining the ESR and U-series data for the modelling of the U-uptake has given an US/ESR age of 501+94-76 ka for a human premolar while new OSL measurements yielded an age of 420 ± 34 ka for sediments immediately above the dated tooth and 391 ± 32 ka below. Nevertheless, biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy point towards a greater antiquity. | |
dc.publisher | Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd | |
dc.source | Quaternary International | |
dc.subject | Keywords: biostratigraphy; cave; excavation; fauna; hominid; human activity; lithostratigraphy; mammal; tooth; Casablanca [Morocco]; Morocco; Hominidae; Mammalia | |
dc.title | Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, Morocco): Recent findings and their context | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 223-224 | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 210103 - Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160102 - Biological (Physical) Anthropology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f2965xPUB182 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Raynal, Jean-Paul, Universite Bordeaux | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sbihi-Alaoui, Fatima-Zohra, Institut National des Sciences de l'Archeologie et du Patrimoine | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Mohib, Abderrahim, Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine | |
local.contributor.affiliation | El Graoui, Mosshine, Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lefèvre, David, Université Paul Valery Montpellier III | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Texier, Jean-Pierre, Université Bordeaux | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Geraads, Denis, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hublin, Jean-Jacques, Newcastle University upon Tyne | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Smith, Tanya, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Tafforeau, Paul, Universite de Poitier | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Zouak, Mehdi, Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Grun, Rainer, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Rhodes, Edward, Manchester Metropolitan University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Eggins, Stephen, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Daujeard, Camille, Université Bordeaux | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fernandes, Paul, Université Bordeaux | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gallotti, Rosalia, Largo T. B. Barra | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hossini, Saïda, Université Moulay Ismaïl | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Queffelec, Alain, Université Bordeaux | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 369 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 382 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.03.011 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 950501 - Understanding Africa's Past | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T08:17:56Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-77956056347 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000282021400039 | |
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