In Maratuz, the oldest section of animal massacre, documented in the south of the Balkan, they were used Various tools for the production of tools To cut meat. And many times to work with large animals, small stone pieces were needed, because these objects were Enough sophisticatedAccording to a new study conducted by the Sigkenberg Human Evolution Center and the University of Tuning.
The study published in the journal PLOS aloneShows it about 430,000 years ago Various methods of manufacturing tools have already been used, depending on the material and the goal. For example, hominids produced sharp varnishes necessary for cutting meat both using raised hands and bipolar impact methods.
The technology is adapted to the environment
The opening of Marathous was a huge opportunity from the very beginning. Located in the region of the megapolis, in the central part of the Peloponnes, it is considered the oldest archaeological place known in Greece, and its age is about 430,000 years. For researchers, “An exceptional opportunity for To study human behavior In Southern Europe during the Middle Playstock. ”
The team studied the site Stone Tools, which were found Along with animal bonesEspecially the remains of prehistoric elephants. “We wanted to find out how the hominids of the average playwistry produced their instruments and organized production. We were also interested in how the environment, rich in the resources of the metropolis basin, influenced their behavior, ”says the first author of the study in detail, Dalila de Caro.
His interest in obtaining food was obvious because the bones of the fauna of large animals showed Signs of abbreviations and exposure“Explicit evidence of the dismemberment and processing of animal people.”
To find out how they did it, researchers Production processes are rebuilt From the stone tools of the site through a combination of technological analysis, experimental copies of stone processing and the study of the raw materials used. They noticed that they were mainly made with local radiolary, a very hard breed, “ideal for creating lytic varnishes.”
The team noticed that they united Production methods for various tools: SO -Salled Gved Ding, which was mainly used to create small corner Stlaces; And the bipolar technique in which the stone is placed on a kind of anvil and falls on top and is used to optimize the use of raw materials.
Therefore, the size was not inconvenience. “Our results clearly demonstrate that small tools They are not a sign of simplified technology; On the contrary, they reflect an adaptation that is well thought out for the requirements of the corresponding environment, ”adds the last author Vangelis Storlukis from universities in Tubingi and Ioannina.
