The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond: Contributions in Honor of Jean Chavaillon

Chapter 1-The emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa: historical perspectives and current issues. Chapter 2-Before the Acheulean in East Africa: an overview of the Oldowan lithic assemblages. Chapter 3-Technological assets for the emergence of the Acheulean? Reflections on the Kokiselei 4 lithic assemblage and its place in the archaeological context of West Turkana, Kenya. Chapter 4-Before, during, and after the early Acheulean at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia): A techno-economic comparative analysis. Chapter 5-Variability in the mountain environment at Melka Kunture archaeological site, Ethiopia, during the Early Pleistocene (~ 1.7 Ma) and the Mid-Pleistocene transition (0.9-0.6Ma). Chapter 6-The early Acheulean ~1.6-1.5 Ma from Gona, Ethiopia: Issues on the emergence of the Acheulean in Africa. Chapter 7-The East African early Acheulean of Peninj (Lake Natron, Tanzania). Chapter 8-Bifacial shaping at the TK Acheulean site (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): New excavations 50 years after. Chapter 9-Faunal Change in Eastern Africa at the Oldowan - Acheulean Transition. Chapter 10-The Acheulean assemblages of Asia: a review. Chapter 11-From 800 to 500 ka in Europe: The oldest evidence of Acheuleans in their technological, chronological and geographical framework.