OLDOWAN RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT AND USE: EVIDENCE FROM THE KOOBI FORA FORMATION* |
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| Authors: | D R BRAUN J W K HARRIS D N MAINA |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa;2. Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, 131 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;3. Institute of Nuclear Science, College of Architecture and Engineering, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Abstract: | Raw material availability has been shown to be a major factor affecting the material culture of Oldowan tool users. Studies of artefact provenance often focus on site‐specific raw material availability. Here, we use data from primary and secondary sources of raw material to develop a model of basin‐scale stone availability in the eastern Turkana Basin, during the KBS and Okote Members of the Koobi Fora Formation. ED‐XRF was used as a method of characterizing raw material sources and artefacts using trace elements. This model is applied to the site of FxJj 50 to investigate transport and discard patterns. |
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| Keywords: | EAST AFRICA TURKANA OLDOWAN XRF STONE TOOLS RAW MATERIAL PROVENANCE STUDIES |
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