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November 2020 PMID 33049586

Bone tools from Beds II-IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and implications for the origins and evolution of bone technology.

Michael Pante, Ignacio de la Torre, Francesco d'Errico, Jackson Njau, Robert Blumenschine

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The discussions exemplify a high level of curiosity and engagement, with many posts posing questions about what early humans were doing and referencing the significance of the bone tools. The tone varies from inquisitive to appreciative, with phrases like 'interesting video' and emphasis on the dating of the tools, highlighting an intellectual interest and recognition of the research's relevance to understanding human origins.

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Abstract in brief

  • The study discusses early bone tools from Beds III and IV in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, highlighting their significance in understanding the origins of bone technology, which is associated with behavioral modernity in the Middle Stone Age.
  • It reveals that at least six bone tools, including the oldest known barbed bone point, were found in a collection excavated in the 1960s-70s, primarily made from intentionally flaked large mammal bones, suggesting sophisticated tool use by early humans.
  • Since most of these tools date to a period when Homo erectus was the only known hominin in the area, the findings suggest that Homo erectus may have been responsible for some of the earliest bone tool innovations, pushing back the timeline for the development of osseous technology by about 700,000 years.]
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Roberto Sáez
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Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that predates others by at least 700 kyr (!) · Homo erectus was likely the primary maker and user of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. https://t.co/yfAjrIKMZm https://t.co/bFr71jEIK7

Oct 13, 2020 · 44 likes · 15 shares · 12,446 followers View post →
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Smiles, FreeMubarakBala
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Oct 22, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,002 followers View post →
おやつMaster（考古学のおやつ）
@OyatsuMaster · X

#考古学のおやつ 3/3 →cf. Michael Pante et al. "Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and implications for the origins and evolution of bone technology" Journal of Human Evolution. Volume 148 [ScienceDirect (@sciencedirect)] https://t.co/wUNCpyHOBv

Oct 24, 2020 · 1 like · 4,234 followers View post →
Barry M. Porter
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@EleanorKonik another interesting video https://t.co/7cuSftyTEZ

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Barry M. Porter
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RT @BeejPrice: What were Humans doing 1,000,000 years ago? https://t.co/Y7HxxtcR2U via @YouTube

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おやつMaster（考古学のおやつ）
@OyatsuMaster · X

#考古学のおやつ 3/3 →cf. Michael Pante et al. "Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and implications for the origins and evolution of bone technology" Journal of Human Evolution. Volume 148 [ScienceDirect (@sciencedirect)] https://t.co/wUNCpyHOBv

Oct 24, 2020 · 1 like · 4,234 followers View post →
filipe jeronymo
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RT @robertosaezm: Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that p…

Oct 23, 2020 · 15 shares · 490 followers View post →
Javier Rivas Romero
@JavierRR25 · X

RT @robertosaezm: Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that p…

Oct 16, 2020 · 15 shares · 43 followers View post →
Jean-Paul Demoule
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RT @robertosaezm: Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that p…

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Isabelle Crevecoeur
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RT @robertosaezm: Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that p…

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RT @robertosaezm: Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that p…

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RT @robertosaezm: Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that p…

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Roberto Sáez
@robertosaezm · X

Bone tools from Beds II–IV, Olduvai Gorge: · The confirmed tools include the oldest preform of a barbed bone point that predates others by at least 700 kyr (!) · Homo erectus was likely the primary maker and user of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. https://t.co/yfAjrIKMZm https://t.co/bFr71jEIK7

Oct 13, 2020 · 44 likes · 15 shares · 12,446 followers View post →