Olorgesailie, Kenya (≥295–320 ka): non-local obsidian points and red pigments show long-distance exchange and early social networks in the MSA. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Olorgesailie #MSA
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Networking before cities. Olorgesailie (Kenya) MSA sites dated ≥295–320 ka show nonlocal obsidian (≥25–50 km), prepared points, and ochre—evidence for early social exchange and technology. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #MiddleStoneAge #Olorgesailie doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Handaxe of the week. Surface find, Olorgesailie, Kenya, 1956. Found by Louis Leakey and given by him to Peter Ellis, friend of his son, Richard.

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