Selective use of distant stone resources by the earliest Oldowan toolmakers.

Finestone EM, Plummer TW, Ditchfield PW, Reeves JS, Braun DR, Bartilol SK, Rotich NK, Bishop LC, Oliver JS, Kinyanjui RN, Petraglia MD, Breeze PS, Lemorini C, Caricola I, Obondo PO, Potts R

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adu5838
Published: 2025 Aug 15
Container: Science advances
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.adu5838,
  title = {Selective use of distant stone resources by the earliest Oldowan toolmakers.},
  author = {Finestone EM and Plummer TW and Ditchfield PW and Reeves JS and Braun DR and Bartilol SK and Rotich NK and Bishop LC and Oliver JS and Kinyanjui RN and Petraglia MD and Breeze PS and Lemorini C and Caricola I and Obondo PO and Potts R},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Science advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.adu5838},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu5838}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Selective use of distant stone resources by the earliest Oldowan toolmakers.
AU  - Finestone EM
AU  - Plummer TW
AU  - Ditchfield PW
AU  - Reeves JS
AU  - Braun DR
AU  - Bartilol SK
AU  - Rotich NK
AU  - Bishop LC
AU  - Oliver JS
AU  - Kinyanjui RN
AU  - Petraglia MD
AU  - Breeze PS
AU  - Lemorini C
AU  - Caricola I
AU  - Obondo PO
AU  - Potts R
PY  - 2025
JO  - Science advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.adu5838
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ER  -

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EM, F., TW, P., PW, D., JS, R., DR, B., SK, B., NK, R., LC, B., JS, O., RN, K., MD, P., PS, B., C, L., I, C., PO, O., & R, P. (2025). Selective use of distant stone resources by the earliest Oldowan toolmakers.. Science advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu5838

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