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Approximate age:2,475,000 years old=average of minimum (2.45 Ma) and maximum (2.5 Ma)
Date based on: K-Ar, paleomag See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: de Heinzelin, J., Clark, J. D., White, T., Hart, W., Renne, P., WoldeGabriel, G., et al. (1999). Environment and behavior of 2.5-million-year-old Bouri hominids. Science, 284(5414), 625.
Hominids: Australopithecus
Archaeology:Oldowan/undiagnostic
Important specimens: A. garhi type, earliest butchered bone
Notes: Science 23 April 1999:
Vol. 284. no. 5414, pp. 625 - 629
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5414.625
Location: Middle Awash area, Bouri Formation, Ethiopia
Map location/coordinates reference: de Heinzelin, J., Clark, J. D., White, T., Hart, W., Renne, P., WoldeGabriel, G., et al. (1999). Environment and behavior of 2.5-million-year-old Bouri hominids. Science, 284(5414), 625.
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