Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago

Abstract We report the occurrence at 0.7 million years (Ma) of an ichnological assemblage at Gombore II-2, which is one of several archaeological sites at Melka Kunture in the upper Awash Valley of Ethiopia, 2000 m asl. Adults and children potentially as young as 12 months old left tracks in a silty...

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Autores principales:	Flavio Altamura, Matthew R. Bennett, Kristiaan D’Août, Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, Rita T. Melis, Sally C. Reynolds, Margherita Mussi
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1048ba1e4e854dd790f03b8edc8d03f72021-12-02T15:09:02ZArchaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago10.1038/s41598-018-21158-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/1048ba1e4e854dd790f03b8edc8d03f72018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21158-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract We report the occurrence at 0.7 million years (Ma) of an ichnological assemblage at Gombore II-2, which is one of several archaeological sites at Melka Kunture in the upper Awash Valley of Ethiopia, 2000 m asl. Adults and children potentially as young as 12 months old left tracks in a silty substrate on the shore of a body of water where ungulates, as well as other mammals and birds, congregated. Furthermore, the same layers contain a rich archaeological and palaeontological record, confirming that knapping was taking place in situ and that stone tools were used for butchering hippo carcasses at the site. The site gives direct information on hominin landscape use at 0.7 Ma and may provide fresh perspective on the childhood of our ancestors.Flavio AltamuraMatthew R. BennettKristiaan D’AoûtSabine Gaudzinski-WindheuserRita T. MelisSally C. ReynoldsMargherita MussiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Flavio Altamura Matthew R. Bennett Kristiaan D’Août Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser Rita T. Melis Sally C. Reynolds Margherita Mussi Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
description	Abstract We report the occurrence at 0.7 million years (Ma) of an ichnological assemblage at Gombore II-2, which is one of several archaeological sites at Melka Kunture in the upper Awash Valley of Ethiopia, 2000 m asl. Adults and children potentially as young as 12 months old left tracks in a silty substrate on the shore of a body of water where ungulates, as well as other mammals and birds, congregated. Furthermore, the same layers contain a rich archaeological and palaeontological record, confirming that knapping was taking place in situ and that stone tools were used for butchering hippo carcasses at the site. The site gives direct information on hominin landscape use at 0.7 Ma and may provide fresh perspective on the childhood of our ancestors.
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author	Flavio Altamura Matthew R. Bennett Kristiaan D’Août Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser Rita T. Melis Sally C. Reynolds Margherita Mussi
author_facet	Flavio Altamura Matthew R. Bennett Kristiaan D’Août Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser Rita T. Melis Sally C. Reynolds Margherita Mussi
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title	Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
title_short	Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
title_full	Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
title_fullStr	Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
title_full_unstemmed	Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
title_sort	archaeology and ichnology at gombore ii-2, melka kunture, ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/1048ba1e4e854dd790f03b8edc8d03f7
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Archaeology and ichnology at Gombore II-2, Melka Kunture, Ethiopia: everyday life of a mixed-age hominin group 700,000 years ago

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