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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Species Continuity/Discontinuity Behavior over Time — NSF Award to Colorado State University (CO,

This doctoral dissertation project investigates the distribution of early human activities and how it may have changed through time at the site of Olduvai Gorge. This site is of key significance as it samples a time period that contains important evolutionary transitions in the human lineage, including more complex sto

Award titleDoctoral Dissertation Research: Species Continuity/Discontinuity Behavior over Time
Award ID2418743
AwardeeColorado State University
CityFORT COLLINS
StateCO
Amount obligated$8,679
Principal investigatorMichael Pante
ProgramArchaeology DDRI
Start date08/01/2024
AbstractThis doctoral dissertation project investigates the distribution of early human activities and how it may have changed through time at the site of Olduvai Gorge. This site is of key significance as it samples a time period that contains important evolutionary transitions in the human lineage, including more complex stone tool technology, increased meat consumption, and the appearance of a new human species, Homo erectus. Olduvai is also of particular importance because its massive size and the l
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