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Approximate age:1,300,000 years old=average of minimum (0.8 Ma) and maximum (1.8 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:Bifaces, cleavers, and Oldowan
Important specimens: Bifaces similar to Olorgesaile. Bifaces and cleavers together
Notes: Evidence that length and breadth in Handaxes is not dependent on age
Location: Kilombe Volcano, between Lake Victoria and Nairobi, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Gowlett, J. A. J. (1978). (B) KilombeĆ³an Acheulian site complex in Kenya. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 6(1), 337.
Key references: Wood, B. (Ed.). (2011). Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, 2 Volume Set: Wiley-Blackwell.
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