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Approximate age:1,350,000 years old=average of minimum (0.5 Ma) and maximum (2.2 Ma)
Date based on: See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Wood, B. (Ed.). (2011). Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, 2 Volume Set: Wiley-Blackwell.
Hominids:
Archaeology:Oldowan
Important specimens: Frangmentary Homo sapiens from site comes from overlying Holocene beds
Notes: Open environment during Oldowan times.
Location: Winam Bay, Lake Vicotria, Near Mount Homa, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Plummer, T. W., Ditchfield, P. W., Bishop, L. C., Kingston, J. D., Ferraro, J. V., Braun, D. R., et al. (2009). Oldest evidence of toolmaking hominins in a grassland-dominated ecosystem. PloS one, 4(9), e7199.
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