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Approximate age:545,000 years old=average of minimum (0.49 Ma) and maximum (0.6 Ma)
Date based on: Broad bracket from units at Olduvai, correlation with Ngaloba beds (Laetoli) suggest age of about 130k See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Millard, A. R. (2008). A critique of the chronometric evidence for hominid fossils: I. Africa and the Near East 500-50 ka. Journal of human evolution, 54(6), 848-874.
McHenry, L. J., Mollel, G. F., & Swisher Iii, C. C. (2008). Compositional and textural correlations between Olduvai Gorge Bed I tephra and volcanic sources in the Ngorongoro Volcanic Highlands, Tanzania. Quaternary International, 178(1), 306-319.
Hominids: Homo rhodesiensis
Archaeology:Acheulean
Important specimens:
Notes: Fire reference: Mortlock, A. J. (1984). Thermoluminescence dating of Objects and Materials from the South Pacific Region. Journal de la SociÈtÈ des ocÈanistes, 40(78), 64-71.
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Location: (Naisiusiu) Olduvai, Tanzania
Map location/coordinates reference:
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