Science · Research & investigation
Shannon P. McPherron
Paleolithic archaeologist
Also known as Shannon McPherron
Who they are
Shannon P. McPherron is a Paleolithic archaeologist whose research concentrates on stone tools and the development of hominin cultural abilities. He worked on the Jebel Irhoud excavations, analyzed lithics and coauthored the dating study. His contribution connects the physical context of archaeological finds with the reconstruction of early human history.
He contributes excavation and stone-tool expertise to the Jebel Irhoud evidence for early Homo sapiens.
Selected contributions
Selected works
Academic paper · 2017 · Peer-reviewed article
The age of the hominin fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco, and the origins of the Middle Stone Age
The dating study uses heated flints and associated evidence to estimate the age of Jebel Irhoud’s fossil-bearing deposits. It supplies the chronology that accompanies the team’s separate anatomical study.
Reading scope & citation
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In the timeline
- c. 315,000 years agoEarly Homo sapiens evidence at Jebel Irhoud
Biography sources
- The age of the hominin fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco, and the origins of the Middle Stone Age ↗Nature; author-hosted PDF, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Shannon McPherron ↗Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology