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Approximate age:1,765,000 years old=average of minimum (1.72 Ma) and maximum (1.81 Ma)

Date based on: Linear extrapolation (visual projection) from nearby KBS and Kalochoro tuffs See map of sites with similar ages

Dating reference: 2011. An earlier origin for the Acheulian. Christopher J. Lepre, Hélène Roche, Dennis V. Kent, Sonia Harmand, Rhonda L. Quinn, Jean-Philippe Brugal, Pierre-Jean Texier, Arnaud Lenoble, Craig S. Feibel. Nature Volume: 477, Pages: 82?85 Date published: (01 September 2011) DOI: doi:10.1038/nature10372

Hominids: Oldowan  Acheulean

Archaeology:

Important specimens: Earliest Acheulean

Notes: Dating is not based on traditional physical connection (walking the outcropping facies). This will likely be a point of contention as there is no direct physical connection between the dated units and the artifacts. Units of younger age are known from nearby.

Location: Kokiselei KS4, Nachukui Formation, West Turkana, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: 2011. An earlier origin for the Acheulian. Christopher J. Lepre, Hélène Roche, Dennis V. Kent, Sonia Harmand, Rhonda L. Quinn, Jean-Philippe Brugal, Pierre-Jean Texier, Arnaud Lenoble, Craig S. Feibel. Nature Volume: 477, Pages: 82?85 Date published: (01 September 2011) DOI: doi:10.1038/nature10372

Key references:   2011. An earlier origin for the Acheulian. Christopher J. Lepre, Hélène Roche, Dennis V. Kent, Sonia Harmand, Rhonda L. Quinn, Jean-Philippe Brugal, Pierre-Jean Texier, Arnaud Lenoble, Craig S. Feibel. Nature Volume: 477, Pages: 82?85 Date published: (01 September 2011) DOI: doi:10.1038/nature10372

Fossilized.org presents precise geographic locations and current best date estimates for late Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene sites with human ancestor (hominin) fossils and archaeology. Several interactive visual interfaces allow users to generate maps and tables that relate localities, fossils, tools, and evolutioanry events with geography and time. The data content is dynamic and is updated daily, as are new interface features. This site started as a course syllabus for Anthropology 3101: Human Evolution 2 at California State University, East Bay, and grew with each quarter it was used. Now fossilized.org has over 200 sites and hundreds of bibliographic citations. Check back often for updates. human evolution database paleoanthropology biological anthropology database physical anthropology human origins coordinates site locations location latitude longitude age Pleistocene database Quaternary database Pliocene Holocene evolutionary history site database geochronology hominin hominidae hominid hominini acheulean oldowan middle stone age mousterian paleolithic late stone age neolithic hominin database hominin DB hominin darabase hominin dayabase hominin datavase hominid darabase hominid dayabase hominid datavase hominid database hominid fossil database human origins database hominin database hominin fossil database hominid skull human ancestor database fossil human ancestors best paleoanthropology site best paleoanthropology database best hominin database best hominid database hominin site database hominid site database coordinates map hominid site map hominin site map paleoanthropology site coordinates human evolution database human origins database fossil record database