de la Torre (2011). The Early Stone Age lithic assemblages of Gadeb (Ethiopia) and the Developed Oldowan/early Acheulean in East Africa. Journal of human evolution; Potassium-Argon and Paleomagnetic analysis. (Clark J.D. & Kurashina H. 1979. An analysis of the earlier stone age bifaces from Gedeb (locality 8E) Northern Bale Highlands Ethiopia. The South African Archaeological Bulletin.34(130): 93-109; de la Torre I. 2011. The early stone age lithic assemblages of Gadeb (Ethiopia) and the developed Oldowan/early Acheulean in East Africa. Journal of Human Evolution. 60: 768-812)

southeast rift margin Upper Webi Shebele Basin
Large collection flooded in 1980?s
unknown
Very large collection of lithics with abundant handaxes. Claims of fire (Bellmo 1993 & James 1989) based on burned rocks Hippo butchery
The integrity of the assemblages has been significantly affected by fluvial actions (de la Torre 2011).

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