Human teeth from securely stratified Middle Stone Age contexts at Sibudu, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s12520-018-00774-4
Abstract: The fossil record of early Homo sapiens in the African Pleistocene remains sparse. In contrast to its prominent position regarding the cultural evolution of our species, southern Africa plays a secondary role in narratives regarding… read more here.
Keywords: record; middle stone; stone age; human teeth ... See more keywords
Geochronology of a long Pleistocene sequence at Kilombe volcano, Kenya: from the Oldowan to Middle Stone Age
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2020.105273
Abstract: Abstract We report a newly extended stratigraphic sequence with associated Palaeolithic sites from the area of the extinct Kilombe volcano in central Kenya. The extended archaeological sequence runs from Oldowan finds, through the Acheulean, and… read more here.
Keywords: middle stone; geochronology; kilombe; stone age ... See more keywords
The Middle Stone Age human fossil record from Klasies River Main Site.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.12.001
Abstract: The paleoanthropological significance of Klasies River Main Site derives from its abundant Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeological debris and the hominin fossils that have featured in discussions about modern human emergence. Despite their significance, the… read more here.
Keywords: river main; middle stone; site; stone age ... See more keywords
A reply to Sahle and Braun's reply to 'The pattern of emergence of a Middle Stone Age tradition at Gademotta and Kulkuletti (Ethiopia) through convergent tool and point technologies' [J. Hum. Evol. 91 (2016) 93-121].
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.04.015
Abstract: Sahle and Braun's (in press) recent comments on our identification (Douze and Delagnes, 2016) of diachronic trends in Middle Stone Age point traditions in several lithic assemblages from the sites of Gademotta and Kulkuletti (Ethiopia)… read more here.
Keywords: braun; sahle braun; reply; middle stone ... See more keywords
A West African Middle Stone Age site dated to the beginning of MIS 5: Archaeology, chronology, and paleoenvironment of the Ravin Blanc I (eastern Senegal).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102952
Abstract: The Ravin Blanc I archaeological occurrence, dated to MIS 5, provides unprecedented data on the Middle Stone Age (MSA) of West Africa since well-contextualized archaeological sites pre-dating MIS 4/3 are extremely rare for this region.… read more here.
Keywords: archaeology; middle stone; site; stone age ... See more keywords
Exploring complexity in luminescence dating of quartz and feldspars at the Middle Stone Age site of Mwulu's cave (Limpopo, South Africa)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2020.101092
Abstract: Abstract Luminescence dating is applied to sediments from Mwulu's Cave, whose lithics have been typologically considered Middle Stone Age (MSA) and have been previously assigned to what is called the Pietersburg industry. This industry is,… read more here.
Keywords: luminescence dating; age; middle stone; mwulu cave ... See more keywords
Identifying Asteraceae, particularly Tarchonanthus parvicapitulatus, in archaeological charcoal from the Middle Stone Age
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.03.074
Abstract: Abstract Sibudu rockshelter, an archaeological site in KwaZulu-Natal, has evidence of the local vegetation, environment and wood use during the Middle Stone Age, from well-preserved seeds and charcoal, approximately 77–38 000 years ago. In order to… read more here.
Keywords: middle stone; stone age; charcoal; tarchonanthus parvicapitulatus ... See more keywords
Continuity of the Middle Stone Age into the Holocene
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79418-4
Abstract: The African Middle Stone Age (MSA, typically considered to span ca. 300–30 thousand years ago [ka]), represents our species’ first and longest lasting cultural phase. Although the MSA to Later Stone Age (LSA) transition is… read more here.
Keywords: age; middle stone; continuity middle; stone age ... See more keywords
Archaeological adhesives made from Podocarpus document innovative potential in the African Middle Stone Age
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209592119
Abstract: Significance This study addresses the earliest adhesives made in the African Middle Stone Age. We found a previously unknown way to produce an adhesive from Podocarpus conifer trees. Instead of collecting adhesive substances in nature,… read more here.
Keywords: adhesives made; middle stone; stone age; african middle ... See more keywords
Is it Time to Retire NASTIES in Southern Africa? Moving Beyond the Culture-Historical Framework for Middle Stone Age Lithic Assemblage Variability
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DOI: 10.1080/01977261.2020.1802848
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa provides crucial insight on early Homo sapiens behavioral evolution. Archaeologists have traditionally presented lithic assemblage variability as a sequence of discrete Named Stone Tool Industries (“NASTIES”,… read more here.
Keywords: middle stone; lithic assemblage; variability; assemblage variability ... See more keywords
Chronology of the Acheulean to Middle Stone Age transition in eastern Africa
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aao2216
Abstract: The Middle Stone Age in Africa The Olorgesailie basin in the southern Kenya rift valley contains sediments dating back to 1.2 million years ago, preserving a long archaeological record of human activity and environmental conditions.… read more here.
Keywords: age; middle stone; years ago; stone age ... See more keywords