Technological organization and residential behavior among early Homo sapiens in North Africa: The Aterian occupation of Bizmoune Cave, Morocco

Youssef Djellal, Asmaa Ziati, Othman Echcherif-Baamrani, Ismail Ziani, Fatima-Zohra Rafi, Philippe Fernandez, Steven Kuhn, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, João Marreiros

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103902
Published: 2026-11
Container: Journal of Human Evolution
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103902,
  title = {Technological organization and residential behavior among early Homo sapiens in North Africa: The Aterian occupation of Bizmoune Cave, Morocco},
  author = {Youssef Djellal and Asmaa Ziati and Othman Echcherif-Baamrani and Ismail Ziani and Fatima-Zohra Rafi and Philippe Fernandez and Steven Kuhn and Abdeljalil Bouzouggar and João Marreiros},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Human Evolution},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103902},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103902}
}

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AU  - Youssef Djellal
AU  - Asmaa Ziati
AU  - Othman Echcherif-Baamrani
AU  - Ismail Ziani
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AU  - Philippe Fernandez
AU  - Steven Kuhn
AU  - Abdeljalil Bouzouggar
AU  - João Marreiros
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Djellal, Y., Ziati, A., Echcherif-Baamrani, O., Ziani, I., Rafi, F., Fernandez, P., Kuhn, S., Bouzouggar, A., & Marreiros, J. (2026). Technological organization and residential behavior among early Homo sapiens in North Africa: The Aterian occupation of Bizmoune Cave, Morocco. Journal of Human Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103902

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