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Approximate age:409,500 years old=average of minimum (0.272 Ma) and maximum (0.547 Ma)
Date based on: Ar-Ar See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Johnson CR, McBrearty S (2012) Archaeology of middle Pleistocene lacustrine and spring paleoenvironments in the Kapthurin Formation, Kenya. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 31(4): 485-499.
Hominids:
Archaeology:Acheulean
Important specimens:
Notes: blades, Levallois debitage; grindstones, and >70 items of red ochre with a combined total weight of >5 kg
Location: Kapthurin, upper K3, just below K4, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Johnson CR, McBrearty S (2012) Archaeology of middle Pleistocene lacustrine and spring paleoenvironments in the Kapthurin Formation, Kenya. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 31(4): 485-499.
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