Kanjera South early grassland subsistence evidence

Record summary

Kanjera South has been studied for Oldowan artifacts, animal bones and environmental evidence indicating hominins repeatedly used an open grassland setting around two million years ago. The site is relevant for comparing early tool-assisted carcass access, transport decisions and habitat use with other East African localities. Claims about hunting, scavenging and site function remain dependent on cut-mark frequencies, skeletal part representation and spatial patterning. The assemblage should be evaluated through the full taphonomic literature rather than through popular descriptions of “early hunting.”