Technological trends in the Middle Stone Age of South Africa between MIS 7 and MIS 3
S Wurz - Current Anthropology, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
The range of technological elements that marks the Middle Stone Age originated more than
300,000 years ago and formed the basic tool kit for an extended period of time. No spatial …
300,000 years ago and formed the basic tool kit for an extended period of time. No spatial …
South African and Lesotho stone Age sequence updated (I)
South Africa and Lesotho (SAL) have been inhabited by tool-producing hominins for at least
two million years. Most of the information we have about the activities and technological …
two million years. Most of the information we have about the activities and technological …
Still Bay and Howiesons Poort foraging strategies: recent research and models of culture change
Abstract The Still Bay (SB) and Howiesons Poort (HP) industries, endemic to southern Africa
and dating to approximately 72–59 ka, have received a great deal of archaeological …
and dating to approximately 72–59 ka, have received a great deal of archaeological …
Those marvellous millennia: the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa
L Wadley - Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
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 …
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
Coalescence and fragmentation in the late Pleistocene archaeology of southernmost Africa
The later Pleistocene archaeological record of southernmost Africa encompasses several
Middle Stone Age industries and the transition to the Later Stone Age. Through this period …
Middle Stone Age industries and the transition to the Later Stone Age. Through this period …
Environmental influences on human innovation and behavioural diversity in southern Africa 92–80 thousand years ago
Abstract Africa's Middle Stone Age preserves sporadic evidence for novel behaviours
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …
U-Th dating, taphonomy, and taxonomy of shell middens at Klasies River main site indicate stable and systematic coastal exploitation by MIS 5c-d
The archaeological record, particularly of shellfish, from the Klasies River main site (KRM) is
important in understanding the fluctuating nature of coastal occupational patterns and …
important in understanding the fluctuating nature of coastal occupational patterns and …
Coastal adaptations and the Middle Stone Age lithic assemblages from Hoedjiespunt 1 in the western Cape, South Africa
New excavations at the Middle Stone Age (MSA) open-air site of Hoedjiespunt 1 (HDP1) on
the west coast of South Africa advance our understanding of the evolution of coastal …
the west coast of South Africa advance our understanding of the evolution of coastal …
What is in a name?: Characterising the'Post-Howieson's Poort'at Sibudu
NJ Conard, G Porraz, L Wadley - South African Archaeological …, 2012 - search.informit.org
Since the recognition in the 1980s and 1990s that modern humans originated in Africa,
studies of the Middle Stone Age (MSA) have moved from obscurity to a central topic for …
studies of the Middle Stone Age (MSA) have moved from obscurity to a central topic for …
Connections, culture and environments around 100 000 years ago at Klasies River main site
In this paper the new excavations at Klasies River main site are introduced and the first
results presented and linked with previous work, establishing a baseline for future reporting …
results presented and linked with previous work, establishing a baseline for future reporting …