Two late Pleistocene-Holocene archaeological depositories from the southern Cape, South Africa
HJ Deacon - The South African Archaeological Bulletin, 1995 - JSTOR
This paper reviews research at two sites in the southern Cape, South Africa that together
span the last 125 ka: Boomplaas and Klasies River main site. Environmental and cultural …
span the last 125 ka: Boomplaas and Klasies River main site. Environmental and cultural …
Were snares and traps used in the Middle Stone Age and does it matter? A review and a case study from Sibudu, South Africa
L Wadley - Journal of Human Evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
The concept of remote capture involved in the creation and use of snares and traps is one of
several indicators that can be used for the recognition of enhanced working memory and …
several indicators that can be used for the recognition of enhanced working memory and …
Early evidence of San material culture represented by organic artifacts from Border Cave, South Africa
Recent archaeological discoveries have revealed that pigment use, beads, engravings, and
sophisticated stone and bone tools were already present in southern Africa 75,000 y ago …
sophisticated stone and bone tools were already present in southern Africa 75,000 y ago …
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 …
An early and enduring advanced technology originating 71,000 years ago in South Africa
There is consensus that the modern human lineage appeared in Africa before 100,000
years ago 1, 2. But there is debate as to when cultural and cognitive characteristics typical of …
years ago 1, 2. But there is debate as to when cultural and cognitive characteristics typical of …
An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and …
Twenty-eight bone tools were recovered in situ from ca. 70ka year old Middle Stone Age
levels at Blombos Cave between 1992 and 2000. These tools are securely provenienced …
levels at Blombos Cave between 1992 and 2000. These tools are securely provenienced …
[HTML][HTML] Comparison of two methods of extracting bone collagen for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis: comparing whole bone demineralization with …
We compare two methods of isolating bone collagen for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope
analysis. The older method (as practised at the University of Cape Town) demineralizes …
analysis. The older method (as practised at the University of Cape Town) demineralizes …
Middle stone age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa
Recently discovered bone implements from Middle Stone Age (MSA) deposits at Sibudu
Cave, South Africa, confirm the existence of a bone tool industry for the Howiesons Poort …
Cave, South Africa, confirm the existence of a bone tool industry for the Howiesons Poort …
Linking structural variability in long bone diaphyses to habitual behaviors: foragers from the southern African Later Stone Age and the Andaman Islands
J Stock, S Pfeiffer - … Anthropology: The Official Publication of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The cross‐sectional distribution of cortical bone in long bone diaphyses is highly responsive
to mechanical loading during life, yet the relationship between systemic and localized …
to mechanical loading during life, yet the relationship between systemic and localized …
Additional evidence for bone technology in the southern African Middle Stone Age
F d'Errico, CS Henshilwood - Journal of human evolution, 2007 - Elsevier
Few Middle Stone Age sites have yielded convincing evidence for a complex bone
technology, a behavior often associated with the emergence of modern cultures. Here, we …
technology, a behavior often associated with the emergence of modern cultures. Here, we …