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Peninj
A Research Project on Human Origins (1995–2005)
Edited by Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Luis Alcalá, and Luis Luque
Forthcoming from Oxbow, Fall 2009
The Early Pleistocene sediments of Peninj, west of Lake Natron (Tanzania), contain a wealth of archaeological and paleontological sites formed during the emergence of the genus Homo and the extinction of the last australopithecines. Peninj has preserved tantalizing evidence that hominids, living in an open savanna, were acquiring animal resources through predation. Evidence also suggests that that hominids repeatedly visited certain spots on the landscape to conduct specific activities, such as butchering or tool manufacture. The lithic assemblage reveals complex planning in stone tool production and use, and the oldest evidence of woodworking. The results of the research described here constitute a major contribution to the study of human evolution and to reconstructing the behavior of early Homo erectus.
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Maritime Interactions in the Arabian Neolithic
Evidence from H3, As-Sabiyah, an Ubaid-Related Site in Kuwait
Robert Carter and Harriet Crawford, Editors
Forthcoming from Brill, Fall 2009
Excavations at H3, Kuwait, throw important new light on the economy of the Arabian Neolithic, the early history of seafaring and boat-building, and relations with Ubaid Mesopotamia. It is now clear that the inhabitants of the eastern seaboard of the Arabian Peninsula were active players in a complex network which linked Mesopotamia, the northern and southern Gulf and perhaps Iran during the 6th and 5th millennia BC.
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An Enquiring Mind
Studies in Honor of Alexander Marshack
Edited by Paul G. Bahn
Forthcoming from Oxbow, Fall 2009
Alexander Marshack single-handedly revolutionized the field of Paleolithic art research. His astounding photographs of portable art objects caused us to see them with fresh eyes, to ask new questions, and to understand their technology and production far more precisely; and his pioneering use of infrared and ultraviolet light in the caves revealed startling new facts about the paintings. In addition, he carried out important, provocative and challenging work on archaeoastronomy, calendar sticks, female imagery, and other topics. Alexander Marshack was able to do what nobody else ever had before, or perhaps ever will again – i.e. travel all over Europe, visiting not only many decorated caves but also all the portable art objects scattered throughout the continent, including Russia. This unique experience and knowledge, together with his unrivalled and amazing documentation of all this material, made him by far the USA’s foremost specialist in Paleolithic imagery. To honor his memory, in this book, scholars from many parts of the world contribute papers about some of the many problems that interested him and to which he made such a massive contribution.
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