The Pleistocene hominid site of Ternifine, Algeria: New results on the environment, age, and human industries |
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Authors: | Denis Geraads Jean-Jacques Hublin Jean-Jacques Jaeger Haiyan Tong Sevket Sen Philippe Toubeau |
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Abstract: | A new multidisciplinary research program, started in 1981, provided new data on the stratigraphy, fauna, and human industries, as well as the first results on paleomagnetism and sedimentology, for the Ternifine site in Algeria, which yielded the earliest hominid remains known in North Africa. The fossils were deposited in a swamp or lake surrounded by a very open, dry environment. The lake was fed by artesian springs that raised the underlying Miocene sands. Although nothing suggests a camp or butchery site, we discovered the first undisputable bone artifact in this site, the earliest known in this part of Africa. According to paleontological data, 700,000 yr B.P. is a likely age for the Ternifine deposits, which is consistent with the paleomagnetic results. |
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