RT Journal Article
T1 Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Acheulean tools
A1 Mussi, Margherita
A1 Skinner, Matthew
A1 Melis, Rita
A1 Panera Gallego, Joaquín
A1 Rubio Jara, Susana
A1 Davies, Thomas
A1 Geraards, Denis
A1 Bocherens, Hervé
A1 Briatico, Giuseppe
A1 Le Cebec, Adeline
A1 Hublin, Jacques
A1 Gidna, Agnes
A1 Bonnefille, Raymonde
A1 Di Bianco, Luca
A1 Méndez Quintas, Eduardo
AB In Africa, the scarcity of hominin remains found in direct association with stone tools has hindered attempts to link Homo habilis and Homo erectus with particular lithic industries. The infant mandible discovered in level E at Garba IV (Melka Kunture) on the highlands of Ethiopia is critical to this issue because of its direct association with an Oldowan lithic industry. Here, we used synchrotron imaging to examine the internal morphology of the unerupted permanent dentition and confirmed its identification as H. erectus. Additionally, we used revised paleomagnetic ages to show that (i) the mandible in level E is ~2 million years old and represents one of the earliest H. erectus fossils and that (ii) overlying level D, ~1.95 million years old, contains the earliest known Acheulean assemblage.
PB American Association for the Advancement of Science 
SN 0036-8075
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101393
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101393
LA eng
NO Mussi, Margherita, Matthew M. Skinner, Rita T. Melis, Joaquín Panera, Susana Rubio-Jara, Thomas W. Davies, Denis Geraads, et al. «Early Homo Erectus Lived at High Altitudes and Produced Both Oldowan and Acheulean Tools». Science 382, n.o 6671 (10 de noviembre de 2023): 713-18. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add9115.
NO Sapienza Universita di Roma
NO Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Italia)
NO European Commission 
NO Fundación Palarq (España)
NO Leakey Foundation 
NO Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (Deutschland)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 30 dic 2025