Much has been written about Middle Stone Age hunting in southern Africa, yet there is no
comprehensive overview for the development and use of stone-tipped hunting weapons …

Archeologists commonly suppose that among complex projectile weapons humans use as
subsistence aids, the spearthrower‐and‐dart preceded bow‐and‐arrow use. And yet …

The invention of the bow and arrow was a pivotal moment in the human story and its earliest
use is a primary quarry of the modern researcher. Since the organic parts of the weapon …

Africa's Middle Stone Age (MSA) may have lasted almost half a million years, but its earliest
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …

For various reasons increased effort has recently been made to detect the early use of
mechanically-projected weaponry in the archaeological record, but little effort has yet been …

This paper discusses the results of a detailed functional study of 16 microlithic backed tools
made on quartz, and newly excavated at Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The …

This contribution provides direct evidence for the use of ochre in adhesive recipes during the
Howiesons Poort of South Africa. Stone segments from two KwaZulu-Natal sites were …

The southern African MSA comprises a series of phases of unique technological innovations
that fuel current models on the evolutionary processes of Anatomically Modern Humans …

The classification of archaeological assemblages in the Middle Stone Age of South Africa in
terms of diversity and temporal continuity has significant implications with respect to recent …

We present the results of a technological analysis of the Howiesons Poort and MSA III lithic
artifacts from Cave 1A at Klasies River. We studied most of the debitage and retouched …