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Showing results for the phrase "Koobi Fora" in Archaeological Site Name.

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Description
Site HAS: a sharp flake in place on the old ground surface.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16068
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site HAS: the same flake from slide #16068 but lifted from its impression in the ground.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16069
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site HAS: a hammerstone shows that stone was flaked at this site- presumably to generate sharp-edged flakes for use in cutting up the hippo.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16070
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site HAS: a representative series from the 119 artifacts recovered from the excavation. The categories are marked: angular fragments, flake fragments, whole flakes, chopper/cores plus the hammerstone.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16071
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site HAS: a small core-chopper emerging in the excavation.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16072
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site HAS- plans and sections of the findings. Left: a plot of the location of bone specimens including the hippo bones on the surface. Right: a plot of the location of stone artifacts. Center: two slices through the site showing how the material forms a horizon representing an old ground surface.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16073
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): (Fx Jj1)- View of the site from the adjacent gully. The beds in the foreground are deposits laid down in lagoons and swamps at the lake margin. The pale outcrop above is the KBS tuff which here fills an ancient distributary channel system that was established over the swamps as the lake retreated. The early prehistoric occupants of the site camped on the sandy substratum provided by the tuff filled channel.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16074
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): In 1969 Dr. A. K. Behrensmeyer found these stone artifacts eroding out of the tuff. This was the first discovery of in stiu artifacts from the Koobi Fora Formation.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16075
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): General view of the site looking up the axis of the former channel.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16076
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): Excavation in progress. The consolidated fine, grey tuff dust that fills the swale left by the abandoned channel is being gently chipped away to uncover the top of the sandy streambed.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16077
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): The consolidated deposits are dug in 5 cm increments by tapping a small chisel. The lumps and crumbs of tuff are broken on a board with a rubber mallet and then sent for screening. Almost all material is found while still in place as excavation proceeds. Excavator, Mr. J. Kimengech of the Kenya National Museum.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16078
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): Shows the base of the pale grey tuff dust layer being "peeled" off the tuff sand layer to expose the archaeological horizon at the interface. Excavators, Mr. J. Barthelme, University of California and Mr. Msau of the National Museum.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16079
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A polyhedron (core/chopper) has just been uncovered on the floor. Excavator, Mr. J. Kimengech. Goggles are worn because of the high dusty winds that prevail.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16080
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): a slender, sharp-edged portion of a bladelike flake as found on the archaeological horizon.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16081
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A core/chopper being lifted from its place where it was partly embedded in the sand under the archaeological horizon.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16082
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): Among the scatter of discarded artifacts are broken-up animal bones. Glynn Isaac works at disengaging a fragment of antelope pelvis. Presumably this is food refuse.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16083
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A representative series of the 129 artifacts which have been recovered from this site. Top row, angular fragments (= broken flakes without a talon). Second row, split and snapped flakes. Third and fourth rows, whole flakes. Bottom row, core-choppers, polyhedrons, discoids, etc.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16084
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): Part of the tooth row of a medium-sized antelope (a Waterbuck).
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16085
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A chopper from KBS.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16086
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A plan of the location of in situ finds at KBS. The excavation has revealed part of a patch of discarded material some 12 - 15 inches in diameter. The left-hand portion was destroyed by erosion before discovery of the site. Part has deliberately been left unexcavated so as to be available for future research.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16087
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): In the silts covering the archaeological site numerous leaf casts were found. The species has not been identified but they may belong to the genus Ficus. Very probably groves of trees grew along the sandy channel and their shade may have been among the attractions leading to hominid occupation of this spot.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16088
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A contour plan showing the form of the outcrop and the layout of the excavation (see Human Origins, Isaac et al. 1975, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., for details).
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16089
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Site KBS (Kay Behrensmeyer Site): A schematic reconstruction of the paleogeographic setting of the sites KBS and HAS in a delta floodplain just inland of a swampy lakeshore with lagoon (this reconstruction is subject to some revision as a result of more recent geological work).
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16090
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
The eastern shores of Lake Turkana (Rudolf) are inhabited by mobile groups of fishers, the Gal-dies, who are a segment of the mainly pastoral and agricultural Dassanetch. A fisherman in a dugout canoe.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16091
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Close-up of a canoe and gear. The staves are harpoon shafts each with an iron point, an oryx-horn sleeve and a stranded bark-fiber line.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16092
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
A fisherman undertaking repairs to his gear.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16093
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Archaeological ethnography- Recording the characteristics of a Gal-dies camp after it had been abandoned. At work Mr. Mudoga, Mr. Kimemgech, Dr. Hill and Mr. Bartheme.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16094
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Excavating a Gal-dies camp that had been buried by sand a short while after occupation had ended. The fishing group had chosen this spot because the ephemeral water course provided comfortable sand to sit on. The small stream then flooded, burying the discarded flood refuse and the hearth. The situation involves many parallels with the KBS site. Ms. Diane Gifford (left rear) conducted the study and will publish detailed reports.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16095
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Detail of site showing sand covering firewood heap and some food refuse.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16096
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
A topee carcass left by lions, only partly eaten.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16097
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
A Shankilla youth, finding himself at a fresh topee carcass without a knife knocked some small flakes off a stone cobble and used these to slit the skin of the topee leg.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16098
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
Detail of the small flake from slide #16098 in use.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16099
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora

Description
The objects involved in this ingenious modern instance of stone tool use: block from which flakes were detached, small flakes used, bone broken to extract marrow after being skinned.
Date of Photo
1975
Holdings
35mm slide: 16100
Archaeological Site Name
Koobi Fora
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