On the age of Ain Hanech Oldowan locality (Algeria): First numerical dating results

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2023

Authors

Duval, Mathieu
Sahnouni, Mohamed
Pares, Josep M.
Zhao, Jian-Xin
Grun, Rainer
Abdessadok, Salah
Perez-Gonzalez, Alfredo
Derradji, Abdelkader
Harichane, Zoheir
Mazouni, Nacim

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Academic Press

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Our current understanding of early human settlements in North Africa relies on a few well-contextualized Oldowan and Acheulean sites (e.g., Ain Hanech, El Kherba, Ain Boucherit Lw and Up, Tighennif in Algeria; Thomas Quarry in Morocco). In particular, the site of Ain Hanech has documented for many decades the earliest evidence of human presence in North Africa (e.g., Sahnouni and de Heinzelin, 1998), until older stone tools were recently reported at the nearby Ain Boucherit locality (Sahnouni et al., 2018).

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Oldowan assemblage, North Africa, Electron spin resonance dating, Early Pleistocene, Optically-bleached quartz grains

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Journal of Human Evolution

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