The technology and significance of the Acheulian giant cores of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel

Goren‐Inbar, Naama; Grosman, Leore; Sharon, Gonen

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.037

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“…En el conjunto de lascas primarias y secundarias se documentan lascas de esquina u hombro de núcleos (n=4), extraídas mediante percusión dura y fuerte, dada la presencia de punto de percusión, estrías, bulbos y ondas en las piezas analizadas. Dichas lascas se habrían obtenido con el fin de generar planos y flancos aprovechables en los bloques/nódulos de materia prima (Goren-Inbar et al 2011). …”

Section: Desechos De Tallaunclassified

Estrategias Tecnológicas Empleadas en La Explotación De Materias Primas Y Formatización De Artefactos en Pampa Oeste Zona De Aprovisionamiento Y Cantera (Antofagasta De La Sierra - Catamarca, Argentina)

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Chungará (Arica)

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Estrategias Tecnológicas Empleadas en La Explotación De Materias Primas Y Formatización De Artefactos en Pampa Oeste Zona De Aprovisionamiento Y Cantera (Antofagasta De La Sierra - Catamarca, Argentina)

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“…B 370: 20140353 particular flaking properties. These were knapped into giant cores used for the long and complex reduction process aimed at the production of bifaces [39,[51][52][53]. The second morphotype consists of spherical nodules that were introduced to the site to be manipulated as percussors of different sizes [54].…”

Section: (A) Gesher Benot Ya'aqovmentioning

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“…For example, a single pitted surface occurs on a massive, fragmented basalt slab [52,53]; owing to its great weight and its morphology (two flat surfaces), it was clearly used as a passive anvil.…”

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“…The basalt slabs have a particular geometry (differing from that of pitted stones), similar to that of the massive basalt slabs from which giant cores were flaked. As with the massive slabs, the original cross-section morphology of the thin ones sometimes has a general trapezoid geometric form, with part of the upper surface occasionally sloping to form an acute angle with the lower surface (for further details on the geometry of the thick slabs, see [52,53]). …”

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A new type of anvil in the Acheulian of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel

Goren‐Inbar

Sharon

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Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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We report here on the identification and characterization of thin basalt anvils, a newly discovered component of the Acheulian lithic inventory of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY). These tools are an addition to the array of percussive tools (percussors, pitted stones and anvils) made of basalt, flint and limestone. The thin anvils were selected from particularly compact, horizontally fissured zones of basalt flows. This type of fissuring produces a natural geometry of thick and thin slabs. Hominins at GBY had multiple acquisition strategies, including the selection of thick slabs for the production of giant cores and cobbles for percussors. The selection of thin slabs was carried out according to yet another independent and targeted plan. The thinness of the anvils dictated a particular range of functions. The use of the anvils is well documented on their surfaces and edges. Two main types of damage are identified: those resulting from activities carried out on the surfaces of the anvils and those resulting from unintentional forceful blows ( accidents de travaille ). Percussive activities that may have been associated with the thin anvils include nut cracking and the processing of meat and bones, as well as plants.

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“…Previous analyses demonstrated that the Acheulians applied different core technologies to the production of large flakes. Recent in-depth analyses of the giant cores and their products [54] have revealed the following.…”

Section: Mapping the Hominins' Cognitive Abilities (A) Exploitation Omentioning

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Culture and cognition in the Acheulian industry: a case study from Gesher Benot Yaʿaqov

Goren‐Inbar

2011

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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The Acheulian presence in the Dead Sea Rift and its environs is characterized by the discontinuity of its cultural manifestations. Nevertheless, the long stratigraphic sequences of the Acheulian Technocomplex provide a unique opportunity for synergetic examination along a temporal trajectory. Hominin cognitive and cultural behaviour are studied at Gesher Benot Ya , aqov through analyses of lithic, palaeontological and palaeobotanical assemblages, as well as the Early -Middle Pleistocene environment, ecology and climate. The study attempts to reconstruct reduction sequences of some major artefact groups at the site, which include raw material acquisition, production, technology, typology, usage and discard. Experimental archaeology illustrates artefact mobility on the palaeolandscape. Strategies of biomass-exploitation are studied in detail, with other aspects yielding additional information on hominin subsistence and adaptive responses to their environment. The cultural marker of fire and the spatial association of selected categories of finds are integrated in the general synthesis, allowing reconstruction of the cultural and cognitive realm of Acheulian hominins. The synthesis attempts to reassess the abilities, social structure, subsistence and adaptability to the changing environment of hominins in the Levantine Corridor.

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The technology and significance of the Acheulian giant cores of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel

Cited by 40 publications

References 28 publications

Estrategias Tecnológicas Empleadas en La Explotación De Materias Primas Y Formatización De Artefactos en Pampa Oeste Zona De Aprovisionamiento Y Cantera (Antofagasta De La Sierra - Catamarca, Argentina)

Estrategias Tecnológicas Empleadas en La Explotación De Materias Primas Y Formatización De Artefactos en Pampa Oeste Zona De Aprovisionamiento Y Cantera (Antofagasta De La Sierra - Catamarca, Argentina)

A new type of anvil in the Acheulian of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel

Culture and cognition in the Acheulian industry: a case study from Gesher Benot Yaʿaqov

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