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Title: Dataset 1. Skeletal part profiles for OLAPP DK trenchs Open Access Deposited

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  • The data are the skeletal part profiles for each trench.
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  • Fossil assemblage was analyzed for each trench from 2013 - 2016 at the Mary Leakey Camp, Olduvai Gorge Research Station in Tanzania. All specimens underwent cleaning with water, labeling, and bagging. Analysis was conducted using a 10X hand lens under a 60-watt light source. Measurements, encompassing length, width, thickness, and cortical thickness (for limb bones), were taken with a digital caliper. Specimens measuring less than 20 mm were excluded from the analysis. Comparative material housed in the Leakey lab was used for taxonomic and skeletal part portion and identification, and body size . Taxonomic identifications were initially made to the family level and, where possible, to genus and species, except for bovid teeth, which were identified to tribe (see Chapter 2). The minimum number of elements (MNE) and minimum number of individuals (MNI) in the assemblage were calculated considering animal body size, skeletal element, skeletal portion, and body side (right or left). Taphonomic data recorded included the condition of the cortical surface and the degree of weathering based on Behrensmeyer (1978). Bone surface markings were identified following the methods outlined by Blumenschine et al. (1996) and Njau and Blumenschine (2006). For a comprehensive list of fauna, refer to Chapter 2.
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  • This data is from the fossil assemblage excavated by the Olduvai Landscape Paleoanthropology Project from 2010 - 2014 at the Douglas Korongo site in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
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  • 04/08/2024
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To Cite this Work:
Paul Farrugia Dataset 1. Skeletal part profiles for OLAPP DK trenchs [Data set]. Indiana University - DataCORE.

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