Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya.

Braun DR, Palcu Rolier DV, Advokaat EL, Archer W, Baraki NG, Biernat MD, Beaudoin E, Behrensmeyer AK, Bobe R, Elmes K, Forrest F, Hammond AS, Jovane L, Kinyanjui RN, de Martini AP, Mason PRD, McGrosky A, Munga J, Ndiema EK, Patterson DB, Reeves JS, Roman DC, Sier MJ, Srivastava P, Tuosto K, Uno KT, Villaseñor A, Wynn JG, Harris JWK, Carvalho S.

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x
Published: 2025-11-04
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x,
  title = {Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya.},
  author = {Braun DR and  Palcu Rolier DV and  Advokaat EL and  Archer W and  Baraki NG and  Biernat MD and  Beaudoin E and  Behrensmeyer AK and  Bobe R and  Elmes K and  Forrest F and  Hammond AS and  Jovane L and  Kinyanjui RN and  de Martini AP and  Mason PRD and  McGrosky A and  Munga J and  Ndiema EK and  Patterson DB and  Reeves JS and  Roman DC and  Sier MJ and  Srivastava P and  Tuosto K and  Uno KT and  Villaseñor A and  Wynn JG and  Harris JWK and  Carvalho S.},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Nat Commun},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya.
AU  - Braun DR
AU  -  Palcu Rolier DV
AU  -  Advokaat EL
AU  -  Archer W
AU  -  Baraki NG
AU  -  Biernat MD
AU  -  Beaudoin E
AU  -  Behrensmeyer AK
AU  -  Bobe R
AU  -  Elmes K
AU  -  Forrest F
AU  -  Hammond AS
AU  -  Jovane L
AU  -  Kinyanjui RN
AU  -  de Martini AP
AU  -  Mason PRD
AU  -  McGrosky A
AU  -  Munga J
AU  -  Ndiema EK
AU  -  Patterson DB
AU  -  Reeves JS
AU  -  Roman DC
AU  -  Sier MJ
AU  -  Srivastava P
AU  -  Tuosto K
AU  -  Uno KT
AU  -  Villaseñor A
AU  -  Wynn JG
AU  -  Harris JWK
AU  -  Carvalho S.
PY  - 2025
JO  - Nat Commun
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x
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DR, B., DV, P. R., EL, A., W, A., NG, B., MD, B., E, B., AK, B., R, B., K, E., F, F., AS, H., L, J., RN, K., AP, D. M., PRD, M., A, M., J, M., EK, N., DB, P., JS, R., DC, R., MJ, S., P, S., K, T., KT, U., A, V., JG, W., JWK, H., & S., C. (2025). Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya.. Nat Commun. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x

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