January 08, 2026

January 06, 2025 New publication of our research revealed Paleolithic raw material sources exploited by Homo sapiens

Journal: Landscape Ecology

 

Title: Paleolithic exploitation of scarce chert sources in the sandstone canyons of the Hisma Basin, southern Jordan

 

Authors: Seiji Kadowaki 1, Kazuhiro Tsukada 1, Manchuk Nuramkhaan 2, Yasuhisa Kondo 3,4, Masato Hirose 1, Eiki Suga 5, Saki Murase 6, and Sate Massadeh 7

 

1 Nagoya University Museum, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan

2 The Natural History Museum of Mongolia, L.Laagan’s St, CHD 5 khoroo, Ulaanbaatar 15141, Mongolia

3 Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 457-4 Kamigamo-Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan

4 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Japan;

5 Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan

6 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan

7 Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Third Circle, Jabal Amman, Amman, Jordan

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-025-02285-9

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