Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1037758 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Sangiran has been known as a source of fossil Homo erectus but is better known for the absence of archaeological tools. Cut mark analysis of Pleistocene mammalian fossils documents 18 cut marks inflicted by tools of thick clamshell flakes on two bovid bones created during butchery at the Pucangan Formation in Sangiran between 1.6 and 1.5 million years ago. These cut marks document the use of the first tools in Sangiran and the oldest evidence of shell tool use in the world.
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Authors
Kildo Choi, Dubel Driwantoro,