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
New Excavations at Umhlatuzana Rockshelter, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a Stratigraphic and Taphonomic Evaluation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10437-020-09410-w
Abstract: Umhlatuzana rockshelter has an occupation sequence spanning the last 70,000 years. It is one of the few sites with deposits covering the Middle to Later Stone Age transition (~40,000–30,000 years BP) in southern Africa. Comprehending the site’s… read more here.
Keywords: site; umhlatuzana rockshelter; sequence; stone age ... See more keywords
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
The evolution of morality and its rollback
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-018-0190-5
Abstract: According to most Evolutionary Psychologists, human moral attitudes are rooted in cognitive modules that evolved in the Stone Age to solve problems of social interaction. A crucial component of their view is that such cognitive… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive modules; solve problems; similarity; rollback ... 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
Burnt bones by Europe's largest lake: Zooarchaeology of the Stone Age and Early Metal period hunter-gatherers at Lake Ladoga, NW Russia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.034
Abstract: Abstract Lake Ladoga, Europe's largest lake, is situated in northwest Russia east of the Baltic Sea. This article is the first compilation of all the zooarchaeological material recovered from the Stone Age and Early Metal… read more here.
Keywords: metal period; lake ladoga; early metal; zooarchaeology ... See more keywords
Some problems with modelling the positions of prehistoric hunter-gatherer settlements on the basis of landscape topography
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.04.034
Abstract: Abstract This paper discusses a couple of basic methodological problems inherent in predictive modelling as used today in mapping the location of Stone Age settlements based solely on landscape topography/bathymetry. It argues that the modelling… read more here.
Keywords: topography; landscape topography; stone age; problems modelling ... See more keywords
Distinguishing stone age drilling techniques on ostrich eggshell beads: An experimental approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.09.020
Abstract: Abstract In this article we outline a statistical method for distinguishing ostrich eggshell (OES) beads perforated with a hand turned drill bit and those created with a hafted drill. This distinction has important implications for… read more here.
Keywords: distinguishing stone; drilling techniques; age drilling; ostrich eggshell ... 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
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