OCBIL theory examined: reassessing evolution, ecology and conservation in the world's ancient, climatically buffered and infertile landscapes
OCBIL theory was introduced as a contribution towards understanding the evolution,
ecology and conservation of the biological and cultural diversity of old, climatically buffered …
ecology and conservation of the biological and cultural diversity of old, climatically buffered …
Plant bedding construction between 60,000 and 40,000 years ago at Border Cave, South Africa
Extraordinary preservation of plant remains provides an insight into the construction and
materials of bedding at Border Cave, South Africa. Towards the back of the cave there are …
materials of bedding at Border Cave, South Africa. Towards the back of the cave there are …
Method for generating foodplant fitness landscapes: with a foodplant checklist for southern Africa and its application to Klasies River Main Site
M Lombard, A van Aardt - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2023 - Elsevier
We present the most complete foodplant checklist for southern Africa to date, and summarise
the geo-chronological origins of the South Africa and Lesotho biomes. Working from …
the geo-chronological origins of the South Africa and Lesotho biomes. Working from …
Return rates from plant foraging on the Cape south coast: understanding early human economies
The Cape south coast of South Africa has attracted significant archaeological research
because it hosts the earliest evidence of human cultural and material complexity …
because it hosts the earliest evidence of human cultural and material complexity …
[HTML][HTML] The foodplant fitness landscape of Hollow Rock Shelter, Western Cape, South Africa
Abstract Studying Stone Age foraging behaviours in terms of plant foods is difficult because
of preservation, sampling and identification biases. Current foodplant populations …
of preservation, sampling and identification biases. Current foodplant populations …
Taking stock of foodplants growing in the Cradle of Humankind fossil hominin site, South Africa
M Lombard, AC van Aardt - African Archaeological Review, 2022 - Springer
Despite a century's work in the UNESCO Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South
Africa, there has been no systematic consideration of the area's full foodplant regime when …
Africa, there has been no systematic consideration of the area's full foodplant regime when …
Grit and consequence
Grit is implicated in several biological phenomena—it wears teeth, it fractures teeth, it drives
tooth evolution, it elicits complex manual manipulations—any one of which could be …
tooth evolution, it elicits complex manual manipulations—any one of which could be …
The Diepkloof Rock Shelter foodplant fitness landscape, Western Cape, South Africa
M Lombard - Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports on, and supplies the checklists for, the known foodplant population
currently growing around Diepkloof Rock Shelter, South Africa, within radii of∼ 12.5 km,∼ …
currently growing around Diepkloof Rock Shelter, South Africa, within radii of∼ 12.5 km,∼ …
Sedge Foodplants Growing in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, and Cyperus Esculentus Tubers (Patrysuintjies) as a C4 Superfood.
M Lombard - Open Quaternary, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Since it was established that the early hominins of the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa
ate 13C-enriched foods that may have included sedges with C< sub> 4 photosynthetic …
ate 13C-enriched foods that may have included sedges with C< sub> 4 photosynthetic …
[HTML][HTML] Fuelwood harvesting rates from the perspective of early hunter-gatherers on the Cape south coast, South Africa
MS Botha, JC De Vynck, CD Wren - Journal of Archaeological Science …, 2025 - Elsevier
Understanding fuelwood harvesting and burn characteristics of different plant species can
contribute to understanding early hunter-gatherer mobility patterns and heat-requiring …
contribute to understanding early hunter-gatherer mobility patterns and heat-requiring …