Atop Kasteelberg: Social Complexity in the Later Stone Age of South Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s10437-018-9321-3
Abstract: Kasteelberg is a prominent hill and a famous archaeological locality on the west coast of South Africa. It has abundant evidence of pre-colonial herding practices. In this paper, I describe the Later Stone Age hilltop… read more here.
Keywords: later stone; south africa; kasteelberg; stone age ... See more keywords
Archaeological Ochres of the Rock Art Site of Leopard Cave (Erongo, Namibia): Looking for Later Stone Age Sociocultural Behaviors
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DOI: 10.1007/s10437-020-09394-7
Abstract: The use of ochre has been documented in many Middle Stone Age sites of Southern Africa. However, the literature on the exploitation of ochre within the archaeological contexts of Later Stone Age (LSA) rock art… read more here.
Keywords: cave erongo; leopard cave; rock art; stone age ... See more keywords
Improved ostrich eggshell and ungulate tooth enamel radiocarbon dating methods reveal Later Stone Age occupation in arid MIS 2 southern Somalia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102844
Abstract: Abstract Sixteen new and seven recently published AMS radiocarbon dates from Guli Waabayo rock shelter in southern Somalia show repeated use of the site over a ~ 20,000-year period that spans most of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS)… read more here.
Keywords: southern somalia; occupation; tooth enamel; later stone ... See more keywords
Small body size phenotypes among Middle and Later Stone Age Southern Africans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102943
Abstract: Modern humans originated between 300 and 200 ka in structured populations throughout Africa, characterized by regional interaction and diversity. Acknowledgment of this complex Pleistocene population structure raises new questions about the emergence of phenotypic diversity.… read more here.
Keywords: southern africans; stone age; klasies river; river mouth ... See more keywords