| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5113961 | Quaternary International | 2016 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
The epoch of formation of the Karakhach unit was characterized by middle mountain topography and humid climate. Not later than 1.85Â Ma, the region was occupied by the earliest hominines producing lithic industries of the Early Acheulian aspect. They contained crude hand-axes and other macro-tools, made of local dacite and basalt (sites of Karakhach, Muradovo and Agvorik). Early appearance of these industries might be caused by natural parting of dacite and basalt to tabulated fragments that gave a possibility to make such macro-tools. The Middle Acheulian artifacts were found in the Kurtan I section of the Kurtan unit.
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Authors
V.G. Trifonov, V.P. Lyubin, E.V. Belyaeva, V.A. Lebedev, Ya. I. Trikhunkov, A.S. Tesakov, A.N. Simakova, R.V. Veselovsky, A.V. Latyshev, S.L. Presnyakov, T.P. Ivanova, D.V. Ozhereliev, D.M. Bachmanov, S.M. Lyapunov,