CNRS, UMR 7055, Préhistoire et Technologie Maison de l'Archéologie et de l'Ethnologie, Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre La Défense
ABSTRACT:
How, when, and why did stone tool manufacture and use originate? What were the first stone tools used for? Which species were the first stone tool makers? How did biology, culture and environment interact? These are important questions the international team of the West Turkana Archaeological Project (a joint program between the National Museums of Kenya and the Mission Préhistorique au Kenya) seeks to answer to reconstruct the genesis of hominin technology as far back as 3 Ma and beyond.
