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Gestión del Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Salamanca author Courtenay, Lloyd Austin author Yravedra Sainz de los Terreros, José author Aramendi Picado, Julia author Maté-González, Miguel Ángel author Martín Perea, David Manuel author Uribelarrea Del Val, David author Baquedano Pérez, Enrique author González Aguilera, Diego author Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel 2024-02-08T11:58:40Z 2024-02-08T11:58:40Z 2019 1040-6182 http://hdl.handle.net/10366/155569 10.1016/j.quaint.2019.06.018 The Lower Pleistocene site of Bell's Korongo (BK) in Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) has been a key site for the study of the origin of human behaviour. The lower archaeological levels of BK are characterized by anthropogenic activity related to the exploitation of megafauna (elephant, hippopotamus, Sivatherium) and smaller game (zebra, wildebeest and antelopes). These remains display a high frequency of cut marks. The exceptional state of preservation of the BK fossil assemblage has allowed a wide range of different analyses that, among other things, detected the use of quartzite in butchering activities through the study of cut marks. Following up previous analyses, this paper presents the study of a series of cut marks from the BK faunal assemblage using a 3D geometric morphometric methodological approach in order to determine the mineralogical properties of the quartzite used at the site. BK cut marks are compared with experimentally produced cut marks using 9 mineralogically different quartzite types from Olduvai Gorge. This comparative analysis provides valuable hints about the exact nature of the raw materials used in butchering activities. The results presented here identify a preferential use of quartzite with a finer granular composition, suggesting that hominin populations were already selecting the best raw materials for their use in specific activities 1.3 Mya. Olduvai gorge Cut mark morphology Taphonomy Experimental archaeology Quartzite Homo erectus Cut marks and raw material exploitation in the lower pleistocene site of Bell's Korongo (BK, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): A geometric morphometric analysis info:eu-repo/semantics/article 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 URL https://gredos.usal.es/bitstream/10366/155569/1/28.%20Cut%20marks%20and%20raw%20material%20exploitation....pdf File MD5 39ff3c777193cbebdea5044041c3d80a 3897690 application/pdf 28. 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