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Comparative analysis of Middle Stone Age artifacts in Africa (CoMSAfrica)
Author(s) -
Will Manuel,
Tryon Christian,
Shaw Matthew,
Scerri Eleanor M. L.,
Ranhorn Kathryn,
Pargeter Justin,
McNeil Jessica,
Mackay Alex,
Leplongeon Alice,
Groucutt Huw S.,
Douze Katja,
Brooks Alison S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
evolutionary anthropology: issues, news, and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1520-6505
pISSN - 1060-1538
DOI - 10.1002/evan.21772
Subject(s) - prehistory , anthropology , archaeology , history , biological anthropology , sociology
Spatial and temporal variation among African Middle Stone Age (MSA) archeological assemblages provide essential cultural and behavioral data for understanding the origin, evolution, diversification, and dispersal of Homo sapiens—and, possibly, interactions with other hominin taxa. However, incorporating archeological data into a robust framework suited to replicable, quantitative analyses that can be integrated with observations drawn from studies of the human genome, hominin morphology, and paleoenvironmental contexts requires the development of a unified comparative approach and shared units of analysis. The CoMSAfrica workshop presented here, has the ambition to build bridges between researchers and research regions in Africa on these paramount topics.