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A large handaxe from Wadi Dabsa and early hominin adaptations within the Arabian Peninsula

Foulds, F.W.F.; Shuttleworth, A.; Sinclair, A.; Alsharekh, A.M.; Al Ghamdi, S.; Inglis, R.H.; Bailey, G.N.

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Authors

A. Shuttleworth

A. Sinclair

A.M. Alsharekh

S. Al Ghamdi

R.H. Inglis

G.N. Bailey



Abstract

The role played by the Arabian Peninsula in hominin dispersals out of Africa has long been debated. The DISPERSE Project has focused on south-western Arabia as a possible centre of hominin settlement and a primary stepping-stone for such dispersals. This work has led to the recent discovery, at Wadi Dabsa, of an exceptional assemblage of over 1000 lithic artefacts, including the first known giant handaxe from the Arabian Peninsula. The site and its associated artefacts provide important new evidence for hominin dispersals out of Africa, and give further insight into the giant handaxe phenomenon present within the Acheulean stone tool industry.

Citation

Foulds, F., Shuttleworth, A., Sinclair, A., Alsharekh, A., Al Ghamdi, S., Inglis, R., & Bailey, G. (2017). A large handaxe from Wadi Dabsa and early hominin adaptations within the Arabian Peninsula. Antiquity, 91(360), 1421-1434. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.153

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 23, 2016
Online Publication Date Dec 6, 2017
Publication Date Dec 6, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 4, 2016
Publicly Available Date Jan 20, 2017
Journal Antiquity
Print ISSN 0003-598X
Electronic ISSN 1745-1744
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 91
Issue 360
Pages 1421-1434
DOI https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.153
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1389671

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This article has been published in a revised form in Antiquity https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.153. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Antiquity Publications Ltd 2017




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