Publications
Selected publications
- The discovery of fire by humans: a long and convoluted process (Journal article - 2016)
- Variability in an early hominin percussive tradition: the Acheulean versus cultural variation in modern chimpanzee artefacts (Journal article - 2015)
- Thinking big: how the evolution of social life shaped the human mind (Book - 2014)
- Human Evolution and the Archaeology of the Social Brain (Journal article - 2012)
- Evidence of Burning from Bushfires in Southern and East Africa and Its Relevance to Hominin Evolution (Journal article - 2017)
- Geochronology of a long Pleistocene sequence at Kilombe volcano, Kenya: from the Oldowan to Middle Stone Age (Journal article - 2021)
- New Oldowan localities at high level within Kilombe Caldera, Kenya (Journal article - 2022)
- Intercomparison of Form, Size and Allometry in a Million-year-old and Modern Replicated Handaxe Set (Journal article - 2022)
2024
The elements of design form in Acheulian bifaces: modes, modalities, rules and language
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2024). The elements of design form in Acheulian bifaces: modes, modalities, rules and language. In Axe Age (pp. 203-221). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003579595-12
The Pleistocene Social Contract: Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution. Kim Sterelny. 2021. Oxford University Press, New York. xi + 182 pp. $74.00 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-753138-9.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2024). The Pleistocene Social Contract: Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution. Kim Sterelny. 2021. Oxford University Press, New York. xi + 182 pp. $74.00 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-753138-9.. American Antiquity, 89(3), 539-541. doi:10.1017/aaq.2024.18
2023
Chesowanja (Baringo Basin), Kenya
Gowlett, J. A. J., Cole, J. N., & Rucina, S. M. (2023). Chesowanja (Baringo Basin), Kenya. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 537-548). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_33
Cornelia-Uitzoek, South Africa
Bousman, B., Codron, D., Gowlett, J., Herries, A. I. R., Rossouw, L., & Toffolo, M. (2023). Cornelia-Uitzoek, South Africa. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 1327-1347). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_86
Kariandusi, Kenya
Gowlett, J. A. J., Manthi, F. K., & Shipton, C. B. K. (2023). Kariandusi, Kenya. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 563-576). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_35
Kilombe Volcano, Kenya
Gowlett, J. A. J., Cole, J. N., Herries, A. I. R., Hoare, S., Stanistreet, I. G., & Rucina, S. M. (2023). Kilombe Volcano, Kenya. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 577-593). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_36
2022
Intercomparison of Form, Size and Allometry in a Million-year-old and Modern Replicated Handaxe Set
Key, A., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (2022). Intercomparison of Form, Size and Allometry in a Million-year-old and Modern Replicated Handaxe Set. LITHIC TECHNOLOGY. doi:10.1080/01977261.2022.2125670
Ideas of Cognitive Evolution in the Making
Gowlett, J. A. J. (n.d.). Ideas of Cognitive Evolution in the Making. In Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology (pp. 29-54). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192895950.013.58
New Oldowan localities at high level within Kilombe Caldera, Kenya
Gowlett, J. A. J., Stanistreet, I. G., Albert, R. M., Blackbird, S. J., Herries, A. I. R., Hoare, S., . . . Stollhofen, H. (2022). New Oldowan localities at high level within Kilombe Caldera, Kenya. ANTHROPOLOGIE, 126(1). doi:10.1016/j.anthro.2021.102976
2021
Deep structure in the Acheulean adaptation: technology, sociality and aesthetic emergence
Gowlett, J. A. J. (n.d.). Deep structure in the Acheulean adaptation: technology, sociality and aesthetic emergence. Adaptive Behavior, 0. doi:10.1177/1059712320965713
Geochronology of a long Pleistocene sequence at Kilombe volcano, Kenya: from the Oldowan to Middle Stone Age
Hoare, S., Brink, J. S., Herries, A. I. R., Mark, D. F., Morgan, L. E., Onjala, I., . . . Gowlett, J. A. J. (2021). Geochronology of a long Pleistocene sequence at Kilombe volcano, Kenya: from the Oldowan to Middle Stone Age. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 125. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2020.105273
2020
Conversations in Human Evolution
Crema, E., Riede, F., Marwick, B., Hunt, C., Herries, A., Pappu, S., . . . Skoglund, P. (2020). Conversations in Human Evolution (1 ed.). L. Timbrell (Ed.), Oxford: Archaeopress Archaeology.
2019
Human adaptation and long-term climatic change in northeast Africa: an archaeological perspective
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2019). Human adaptation and long-term climatic change in northeast Africa: an archaeological perspective. In The Ecology of Survival (pp. 27-45). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429310249-3
2018
Foreword
Gowlett, J. (2018). Foreword.
The handaxe reconsidered.
Wynn, T., & Gowlett, J. (2018). The handaxe reconsidered.. Evolutionary anthropology, 27(1), 21-29. doi:10.1002/evan.21552
2017
Crossing the Human Threshold
Pope, M., McNabb, J., & Gamble, C. (Eds.) (n.d.). Crossing the Human Threshold. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315439327
Evidence of Burning from Bushfires in Southern and East Africa and Its Relevance to Hominin Evolution
Gowlett, J. A. J., Brink, J. S., Caris, A., Hoare, S., & Rucina, S. M. (2017). Evidence of Burning from Bushfires in Southern and East Africa and Its Relevance to Hominin Evolution. CURRENT ANTHROPOLOGY, 58, S206-S216. doi:10.1086/692249
Early Stone Tools and Cultural Transmission Resetting the Null Hypothesis Comment
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2017). Early Stone Tools and Cultural Transmission Resetting the Null Hypothesis Comment. CURRENT ANTHROPOLOGY, 58(5), 655-656. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2016
The discovery of fire by humans: a long and convoluted process
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2016). The discovery of fire by humans: a long and convoluted process. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1696). doi:10.1098/rstb.2015.0164
2015
Variability in an early hominin percussive tradition: the Acheulean versus cultural variation in modern chimpanzee artefacts
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2015). Variability in an early hominin percussive tradition: the Acheulean versus cultural variation in modern chimpanzee artefacts. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 370(1682), 1-11. doi:10.1098/rstb.2014.0358
AT THE HEART OF THE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN: THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE LANDSCAPES OF KILOMBE
Gowlett, J. A. J., Brink, J. S., Herries, A. I. R., Hoare, S., Onjala, I., & Rucina, S. M. (2015). AT THE HEART OF THE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN: THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE LANDSCAPES OF KILOMBE. In SETTLEMENT, SOCIETY AND COGNITION IN HUMAN EVOLUTION: LANDSCAPES IN MIND (pp. 75-93). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
At the Heart of the AfricanAcheulean: the physical, social and cognitivelandscapes of Kilombe
Gowlett, J. A. J., Brink, J. S., Herries, A. I. R., Hoare, S., Onjala, I., & Rucina, S. M. (2015). At the Heart of the AfricanAcheulean: the physical, social and cognitivelandscapes of Kilombe. In Settlement, Society and Cognition in Human Evolution (pp. 75-93). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139208697.006
Terra Amata: a view of the assemblages in the wider Acheulean domain
Gowlett, J. (2015). Terra Amata: a view of the assemblages in the wider Acheulean domain. In H. De Lumley (Ed.), Terra Amata, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Volume 4, Part 1, Les industries acheuléennes: étude de l’outillage, planches de dessins et de photographies de l’industrie lithique. (Vol. 4, pp. 793-794). Paris: CNRS Editions. Retrieved from http://www.cnrseditions.fr/
2014
Close social relationships: an evolutionary perspective
Roberts, S. G. B., Arrow, H., Gowlett, J. A. J., Lehmann, J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2014). Close social relationships: an evolutionary perspective. In R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), Lucy to Language: the benchmark papers (pp. 151-180). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fireside chat: the impact of fire on hominid socioecology
Dunbar, R. I. M., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (2014). Fireside chat: the impact of fire on hominid socioecology. In R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), Lucy to Language: the benchmark papers (pp. 277-296). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
La latéralité manuelle préhistorique, les outils et le langage1
Uomini, N., & Gowlett, J. (n.d.). La latéralité manuelle préhistorique, les outils et le langage1. Revue de primatologie, (5). doi:10.4000/primatologie.1810
Lucy to Language: the benchmark papers
Dunbar, R. I. M., Gamble, C. S., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (Eds.) (2014). Lucy to Language: the benchmark papers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The place of the Neanderthals in hominin phylogeny
White, S., Gowlett, J. A. J., & Grove, M. (2014). The place of the Neanderthals in hominin phylogeny. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 35, 32-50. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2014.04.004
The road to modern humans: time budgets, fission-fusion sociality, kinship and the division of labour in hominin evolution
Dunbar, R. I. M., Lehmann, J., Korstjens, A. H., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (2014). The road to modern humans: time budgets, fission-fusion sociality, kinship and the division of labour in hominin evolution. In R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), Lucy to Language: the benchmark papers (pp. 333-355). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Thinking big: how the evolution of social life shaped the human mind
Gamble, C., Gowlett, J., & Dunbar, R. (2014). Thinking big: how the evolution of social life shaped the human mind. London: Thames and Hudson.
2013
Elongation as a factor in artefacts of humans and other animals: an Acheulean example in comparative context
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2013). Elongation as a factor in artefacts of humans and other animals: an Acheulean example in comparative context. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 368(1630), 20130114. doi:10.1098/rstb.2013.0114
Elongation as a factor in artefacts of humans and other animals: an Acheulean example in comparative context.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2013). Elongation as a factor in artefacts of humans and other animals: an Acheulean example in comparative context.. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 368(1630), 20130114. doi:10.1098/rstb.2013.0114
Earliest fire in Africa: towards the convergence of archaeological evidence and the cooking hypothesis
Gowlett, J. A. J., & Wrangham, R. W. (2013). Earliest fire in Africa: towards the convergence of archaeological evidence and the cooking hypothesis. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 48(1), 5-30. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2012.756754
2012
Human Evolution and the Archaeology of the Social Brain
Gowlett, J., Gamble, C., & Dunbar, R. (2012). Human Evolution and the Archaeology of the Social Brain. Current Anthropology, 53(6), 693-722. doi:10.1086/667994
Shared intention in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for communication and language
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2012). Shared intention in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for communication and language. In African Genesis (pp. 506-530). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139096164.030
Preface
Dunbar, R., Gamble, C., & Gowlett, J. (2012). Preface.
Early fire: the case for the prosecution and the case for the defence
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2012). Early fire: the case for the prosecution and the case for the defence. In J. Trigg (Ed.), Of things gone but not forgotten: essays in archaeology for Joan Taylor (pp. xxx). Oxford: Archaeopress.
First hominine remains from a ~1.0 million year old bone bed at Cornelia-Uitzoek, Free State Province, South Africa.
Brink, J. S., Herries, A. I. R., Moggi-Cecchi, J., Gowlett, J. A. J., Bousman, C. B., Bousman, C. B., . . . Rossouw, L. (2012). First hominine remains from a ~1.0 million year old bone bed at Cornelia-Uitzoek, Free State Province, South Africa.. Journal of human evolution, 63(3), 527-535. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.06.004
2011
The Social Brain and the Shape of the Palaeolithic
Gamble, C., Gowlett, J., & Dunbar, R. (2011). The Social Brain and the Shape of the Palaeolithic. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 21(1), 115-136. doi:10.1017/s0959774311000072
The empire of the Acheulean strikes back.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2011). The empire of the Acheulean strikes back.. In J. Sept, & D. Pilbeam (Eds.), Casting the net wide. Studies in honor of Glynn Isaac and his approach to human origins research. (pp. 93-114). Cambridge, Mass.: Peabody Museum, Harvard University.
The vital sense of proportion.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2011). The vital sense of proportion.. Paleoanthropology, 2011, 174-187.
2010
The Future of Lithic Analysis in Palaeolithic Archaeology: A View from the Old World
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2010). The Future of Lithic Analysis in Palaeolithic Archaeology: A View from the Old World. In New Perspectives on Old Stones (pp. 295-309). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6861-6_13
Firing up the social brain
Gowlett, J. (2010). Firing up the social brain (Vol. 158).
Proceedings of the British Academy: Preface
Dunbar, R., Gamble, C., & Gowlett, J. (2010). Proceedings of the British Academy: Preface (Vol. 158).
The social brain and the distributed mind
Dunbar, R., Gamble, C., & Gowlett, J. (2010). The social brain and the distributed mind. In Unknown Book (Vol. 158, pp. 3-15).
Firing Up the Social Brain
Gowlett, J. (2010). Firing Up the Social Brain. In Social Brain, Distributed Mind. British Academy. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197264522.003.0017
Social Brain and Distributed Mind
Barham, L. (2010). Social Brain and Distributed Mind. R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), London: The British Academy.
Social Brain, Distributed Mind
Dunbar, R., Gamble, C., & Gowlett, J. (Eds.) (2010). Social Brain, Distributed Mind. British Academy. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197264522.001.0001
The Social Brain and the Distributed Mind
Dunbar, R., Gamble, C., & Gowlett, J. (2010). The Social Brain and the Distributed Mind. British Academy. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197264522.003.0001
A comparative 3D geometric morphometric analysis of Victoria West cores: implications for the origins of Levallois technology
Lycett, S. J., Cramon-Taubadel, N. V., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (2010). A comparative 3D geometric morphometric analysis of Victoria West cores: implications for the origins of Levallois technology. Journal of Archaeological Science, 37(5), 1110-1117. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2009.12.011
2009
Artefacts of apes, humans, and others: towards comparative assessment and analysis.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2009). Artefacts of apes, humans, and others: towards comparative assessment and analysis.. Journal of human evolution, 57(4), 401-410. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.011
Boucher de Perthes: pioneer of Palaeolithic prehistory
Gowlett, J. (2009). Boucher de Perthes: pioneer of Palaeolithic prehistory. In R. Hosfield, F. Wenban-Smith, & M. Pope (Eds.), Great Prehistorians: 150 Years of Palaeolithic Research, 1859-2009 (pp. 13-24). London: Lithic Studies Society.
Comment on Gonen Sharon 'Acheulian giant-core technology'
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2009). Comment on Gonen Sharon 'Acheulian giant-core technology'. Current Anthropology, 50, 357-358.
The Longest Transition or Multiple Revolutions?
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2009). The Longest Transition or Multiple Revolutions?. In Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions (pp. 65-78). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-76487-0_4
2008
On questions surrounding the Acheulean ‘tradition’
Lycett, S. J., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (2008). On questions surrounding the Acheulean ‘tradition’. World Archaeology, 40(3), 295-315. doi:10.1080/00438240802260970
Deep Roots of Kin
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2008). Deep Roots of Kin. In Unknown Book (pp. 41-57). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781444302714.ch2
Archaeological Dating
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2006). Archaeological Dating. In Unknown Book (pp. 197-205). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9780470998618.ch11
Chronology and the Human Narrative
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2006). Chronology and the Human Narrative. In Unknown Book (pp. 206-234). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9780470998618.ch12
Outline of hominid evolution
Gowlett, J. A. J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2008). Outline of hominid evolution. In N. J. Allen, H. Callan, R. Dunbar, & W. James (Eds.), Early Human Kinship: From Sex to Social Reproduction. (pp. 999). Oxford: Blackwell.
2007
Human Evolution: Tools and Technologies.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2007). Human Evolution: Tools and Technologies.. In J. Middleton (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. (pp. 500). New York: Simon and Schuster..
Primeras intervenciones arqueológicas en el yacimiento paleolítico del abrigo de Buendía (Castejón, Cuenca).
de la Torre, I., Elías López-Romero, E., Morán, N., Benito, A., Martínez-Moreno, J., Gowlett, J., & Vicent, J. M. (2007). Primeras intervenciones arqueológicas en el yacimiento paleolítico del abrigo de Buendía (Castejón, Cuenca).. In J. M. Millan Martinez, & C. Rodriguez Ruza (Eds.), Primeras Jornadas de Arqueología de Castilla la Mancha. (pp. 531-546). Cuenca: Museo de Cuenca.
2006
Humans in the Hoxnian: habitat, context and fire use at Beeches Pit, West Stow, Suffolk, UK
Preece, R. C., Gowlett, J. A. J., Parfitt, S. A., Bridgland, D. R., & Lewis, S. G. (2006). Humans in the Hoxnian: habitat, context and fire use at Beeches Pit, West Stow, Suffolk, UK. Journal of Quaternary Science, 21(5), 485-496. doi:10.1002/jqs.1043
Shared intention in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for communication and language. Abstract,
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2006). Shared intention in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for communication and language. Abstract,. African Genesis: a Symposium on Hominid Evolution in Africa., x, xxx.
The early settlement of northern Europe: Fire history in the context of climate change and the social brain
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2006). The early settlement of northern Europe: Fire history in the context of climate change and the social brain. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 5(1-2), 299-310. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2005.10.008
2005
Seeking the palaeolithic individual in East Africa and Europe during the lower-middle pleistocene
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2005). Seeking the palaeolithic individual in East Africa and Europe during the lower-middle pleistocene. In Hominid Individual in Context: Archaeological Investigations of Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Landscapes, Locales and Artefacts (pp. 50-67). doi:10.4324/9780203007693
Beeches Pit: archaeology, assemblage dynamics and early fire history of a Middle Pleistocene site in East Anglia, UK
Gowlett, J. A. J., Hallos, J., Hounsell, S., Brant, V., & Debenham, N. C. (2005). Beeches Pit: archaeology, assemblage dynamics and early fire history of a Middle Pleistocene site in East Anglia, UK. Eurasian Prehistory, 3(2), 3-38.
Project review: Lucy to Language: the Archaeology of the Social Brain.
Gowlett, J. A. J., & Hallos, J. (2005). Project review: Lucy to Language: the Archaeology of the Social Brain.. Before Farming, 2005/1.
The Archaeology of Human Ancestry
Shennan, S., & Steele, J. (Eds.) (n.d.). The Archaeology of Human Ancestry. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203974131
2003
What Actually was the Stone Age Diet?<sup>*</sup>
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2003). What Actually was the Stone Age Diet?<sup>*</sup>. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, 13(3), 143-147. doi:10.1080/13590840310001619338
Dating the Upper Palaeolithic: the interface - radiocarbon chronology and archaeological methodology
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2003). Dating the Upper Palaeolithic: the interface - radiocarbon chronology and archaeological methodology. In F. Widemann, & Y. Taborin (Eds.), Chronologies géophysiques et archéologiques du Paléolithique supérieur. (pp. 59-67). Ravello, Italy: Edipuglia, Bari.
The AMS radiocarbon dates for Arjoune, Syria: an analysis and interpretation
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2003). The AMS radiocarbon dates for Arjoune, Syria: an analysis and interpretation. In P. J. Parr (Ed.), Arjoune (pp. 0-000). Oxford: BAR.
2002
Apes, Hominids and Technology
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2002). Apes, Hominids and Technology. In C. S. Harcourt, & B. R. Sherwood (Eds.), new perspectives in primate evolution and behaviour (pp. 147-171). Otley: Linnean Society, London. Otley: Westbury Academic and Scientific Publishing.
2001
Archaeology. Out in the cold.
Gowlett, J. A. (2001). Archaeology. Out in the cold.. Nature, 413(6851), 33-34. doi:10.1038/35092660
Allometric comparisons between
Gowlett, J. A. J., Crompton, R. H., & Li, Y. (2001). Allometric comparisons between. In J. D. Clark (Ed.), Kalambo Falls Prehistoric Site, Vol 3: the earlier cultures: Middle and Earlier Stone Age (Vol. 3, pp. 612-619). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1997
High definition archaeology: Ideas and evaluation
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1997). High definition archaeology: Ideas and evaluation. World Archaeology, 29(2), 152-171. doi:10.1080/00438243.1997.9980371
High definition archaeology: Threads through the past
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1997). High definition archaeology: Threads through the past. World Archaeology, 29(2), 151. doi:10.1080/00438243.1997.9980370
Why the Muddle in the Middle Matters: the Language of Comparative and Direct in Human Evolution
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1997). Why the Muddle in the Middle Matters: the Language of Comparative and Direct in Human Evolution. Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, 7(1), 49-65. doi:10.1525/ap3a.1997.7.1.49
1994
Kariandusi: Acheulean morphology and the question of allometry
Gowlett, J. A. J., & Crompton, R. H. (1994). Kariandusi: Acheulean morphology and the question of allometry. The African Archaeological Review, 12(1), 3-42. doi:10.1007/bf01953037
Introduction: Communication and language
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1994). Introduction: Communication and language. World Archaeology, 26(2), 123-125. doi:10.1080/00438243.1994.9980267
1993
Allometry and multidimensional form in Acheulean bifaces from Kilombe, Kenya
Crompton, R. H., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (1993). Allometry and multidimensional form in Acheulean bifaces from Kilombe, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution, 25(3), 175-199. doi:10.1006/jhev.1993.1043
Chimpanzees Deserve more than Crumbs of the Palaeoanthropological Cake
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1993). Chimpanzees Deserve more than Crumbs of the Palaeoanthropological Cake. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 3(2), 297-300. doi:10.1017/s0959774300000913
1991
Introduction: Uncertain time
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1991). Introduction: Uncertain time. World Archaeology, 23(2), 135-136. doi:10.1080/00438243.1991.9980165
1990
Indiana Jones: crusading for archaeology?
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1990). Indiana Jones: crusading for archaeology?. Antiquity, 64(242), 157. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00077449
1989
Radiocarbon accelerator (AMS) dating of Lindow Man
Gowlett, J. A. J., Hedges, R. E. M., & Law, I. A. (1989). Radiocarbon accelerator (AMS) dating of Lindow Man. Antiquity, 63(238), 71-79. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00075591
The Camel in Arabia—A direct radiocarbon date, calibrated to about 7000 BC
Grigson, C., Gowlett, J. A. J., & Zarins, J. (1989). The Camel in Arabia—A direct radiocarbon date, calibrated to about 7000 BC. Journal of Archaeological Science, 16(4), 355-362. doi:10.1016/0305-4403(89)90011-3
1988
A case of Developed Oldowan in the Acheulean?
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1988). A case of Developed Oldowan in the Acheulean?. World Archaeology, 20(1), 13-26. doi:10.1080/00438243.1988.9980053
Introduction
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1988). Introduction. World Archaeology, 19(3), 259-261. doi:10.1080/00438243.1988.9980040
1987
The archaeology of radiocarbon accelerator dating
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1987). The archaeology of radiocarbon accelerator dating. Journal of World Prehistory, 1(2), 127-170. doi:10.1007/bf00975492
New dates for the Acheulean age
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1987). New dates for the Acheulean age. Nature, 329(6136), 200. doi:10.1038/329200a0
RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 5
GOWLETT, J. A. J., HEDGES, R. E. M., LAW, I. A., & PERRY, C. (1987). RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 5. Archaeometry, 29(1), 125-155. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1987.tb00404.x
RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 6
HEDGES, R. E. M., HOUSLEY, R. A., LAW, I. A., PERRY, C., & GOWLETT, J. A. J. (1987). RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 6. Archaeometry, 29(2), 289-306. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1987.tb00421.x
Radiocarbon dates from the chambered tomb at Hazleton (Glos.): a chronology for neolithic collective burial
Saville, A., Gowlett, J. A. J., & Hedges, R. E. M. (1987). Radiocarbon dates from the chambered tomb at Hazleton (Glos.): a chronology for neolithic collective burial. Antiquity, 61(231), 108-119. doi:10.1017/s0003598x0007263x
The coming of modern man
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1987). The coming of modern man. Antiquity, 61(232), 210-219. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00052017
1986
Culture and conceptualisation: the Oldowan-Acheulian gradient ( Africa).
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1986). Culture and conceptualisation: the Oldowan-Acheulian gradient ( Africa).. Stone Age prehistory, 243-260.
RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 3
GOWLETT, J. A. J., HALL, E. T., HEDGES, R. E. M., & PERRY, C. (1986). RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 3. Archaeometry, 28(1), 116-125. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1986.tb00379.x
RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 4
GOWLETT, J. A. J., HEDGES, R. E. M., LAW, I. A., & Perry, C. (1986). RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 4. Archaeometry, 28(2), 206-221. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1986.tb00389.x
Radiocarbon Dating by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Hedges, R. E. M., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (1986). Radiocarbon Dating by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. Scientific American, 254(1), 100-107. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0186-100
1985
Erratum: Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon ages of amino acid extracts from Californian palaeoindian skeletons
Bada, J. L., Gillespie, R., Gowlett, J. A., & Hedges, R. E. M. (1985). Erratum: Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon ages of amino acid extracts from Californian palaeoindian skeletons. Nature, 313(6001), 406. doi:10.1038/313406a0
Chronology of guitarrero cave, peru.
Lynch, T. F., Gillespie, R., Gowlett, J. A., & Hedges, R. E. (1985). Chronology of guitarrero cave, peru.. Science (New York, N.Y.), 229(4716), 864-867. doi:10.1126/science.229.4716.864
Major Revisions in the Pleistocene Age Assignments for North American Human Skeletons by C-14 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: None Older Than 11,000 C-14 Years B.P.
Taylor, R. E., Payen, L. A., Prior, C. A., Slota, P. J., Gillespie, R., Gowlett, J. A. J., . . . Berger, R. (1985). Major Revisions in the Pleistocene Age Assignments for North American Human Skeletons by C-14 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: None Older Than 11,000 C-14 Years B.P.. American Antiquity, 50(1), 136-140. doi:10.2307/280638
RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 2
GILLESPIE, R., GOWLETT, J. A. J., HALL, E. T., HEDGES, R. E. M., & PERRY, C. (1985). RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE OXFORD AMS SYSTEM: ARCHAEOMETRY DATELIST 2. Archaeometry, 27(2), 237-246. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1985.tb00367.x
1984
Radiocarbon dating: Accelerating carbon dating
Hedges, R. E. M., & Gowlett, J. A. J. (1984). Radiocarbon dating: Accelerating carbon dating. Nature, 308(5958), 403-404. doi:10.1038/308403a0
Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon ages of amino acid extracts from Californian palaeoindian skeletons.
Bada, J. L., Gillespie, R., Gowlett, J. A., & Hedges, R. E. (1984). Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon ages of amino acid extracts from Californian palaeoindian skeletons.. Nature, 312(5993), 442-444. doi:10.1038/312442a0
Mental abilities of early man
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1984). Mental abilities of early man. Higher Education Quarterly, 38(3), 199-220. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2273.1984.tb01387.x
RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENT BY ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY: AN EARLY SELECTION OF DATES
GILLESPIE, R., GOWLETT, J. A. J., HALL, E. T., & HEDGES, R. E. M. (1984). RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENT BY ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY: AN EARLY SELECTION OF DATES. Archaeometry, 26(1), 15-20. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1984.tb00313.x
Recent developments in archaeological dating using an accelerator
Gillespie, R., Gowlett, J. A. J., & Hedges, R. E. M. (1984). Recent developments in archaeological dating using an accelerator. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 5(2), 308-311. doi:10.1016/0168-583x(84)90533-0
1983
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SAMPLING FOR THE NEW GENERATION OF RADIOCARBON TECHNIQUES
GILLESPIE, R., & GOWLETT, J. A. J. (1983). ARCHAEOLOGICAL SAMPLING FOR THE NEW GENERATION OF RADIOCARBON TECHNIQUES. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2(3), 379-382. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0092.1983.tb00347.x
1982
Early hominids and fire at Chesowanja, Kenya (reply)
GOWLETT, J. A. J., HARRIS, J. W. K., & WOOD, B. A. (1982). Early hominids and fire at Chesowanja, Kenya (reply). Nature, 296(5860), 870. doi:10.1038/296870b0
1981
Confusing script
GOWLETT, J. A. J. (1981). Confusing script. Nature, 291(5811), 104. doi:10.1038/291104e0
Early archaeological sites, hominid remains and traces of fire from Chesowanja, Kenya.
Gowlett, J. A. J., Harris, J. W. K., Walton, D., & Wood, B. A. (1981). Early archaeological sites, hominid remains and traces of fire from Chesowanja, Kenya.. Nature, 294(5837), 125-129. doi:10.1038/294125a0
1978
(B) Kilombe—an Acheulian site complex in Kenya
Gowlett, J. A. J. (1978). (B) Kilombe—an Acheulian site complex in Kenya. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 6(1), 337-360. doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.1978.006.01.24