The Middle Stone Age of South Africa

The African Middle Stone Age (MSA) is the period in human history spanning roughly from 300,000 until 30,000 years ago. Here, we focus on the archaeological record of South Africa, …

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Middle and Later Stone Age shellfish exploitation strategies and

Hoedjiespunt 1 has long been recognized as one of the earliest Middle Stone Age (MSA) shell-bearing sites on the southwestern Cape coast. Together with the closely adjacent …

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The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and …

The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and early human exploitation of coastal resources Richard G. Klein*†, Graham Avery‡, Kathryn Cruz-Uribe§, David Halkett¶, John E. …

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Shellfish Exploitation Strategies at the Pinnacle Point Shell …

Shellfish Exploitation Strategies at the Pinnacle Point Shell Midden Complex, South Africa, During the Later Stone Age. ... Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay, is best known for the …

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Middle Stone Age marine resource exploitation at Ysterfontein 1 …

Niespolo et al. report 230 Th/ 238 U "burial ages" for ostrich eggshell fragments from a 3.8-m-thick Middle Stone Age (MSA) sequence at Ysterfontein 1 shelter, west coast of South Africa ().The …

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Middle Stone Age marine resource exploitation at Ysterfontein 1

See the article "Early, intensive marine resource exploitation by Middle Stone Age humans at Ysterfontein 1 rockshelter, South Africa" in volume 118, e2020042118.

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Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary …

Blombos Cave is the first site where well preserved faunal remains have been recovered in association with the Still Bay allowing for unique insights into human subsistence behaviour …

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The South African stone fruit industry has recovered well from a challenging 2023-24 season, with volumes increasing and signs of improvement in the country's logistical …

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Middle Stone Age shellfish exploitation: Potential indications for …

The exploitation of some of these species is expected to have taken place at (extremely) low tides, ... The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and early …

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Human exploitation of nocturnal felines at Diepkloof Rock Shelter

Diepkloof Rock Shelter (hereafter DRS) is a large and prominent rock shelter located 14 km from the shoreline of the southern Atlantic Ocean in the West Coast of South …

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Direct evidence for human exploitation of birds in the Middle Stone …

Animal exploitation strategies during South African Middle Stone Age: Howiesons Poort and post-Howiesons Poort fauna from Sibudu Cave. J. Hum. Evol. (2008) ... In this …

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Large mammal exploitation during the c. 14-11 ka Oakhurst

RESEARCH ARTICLE . Large mammal exploitation during the c. 14-11 ka Oakhurst techno-complex at Klipdrift Cave, South Africa . Emmanuel Discamps I; Christopher S. Henshilwood …

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Southern and East African Middle Stone Age: Geography and Culture

In the Middle Stone Age of South Africa, the convention of engraving extends to other raw materials such as bone and ostrich eggshell. ... Middle Stone Age shellfish exploitation: …

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Early, intensive marine resource exploitation by Middle Stone Age

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2003. Excavations into a coastal cliff at Ysterfontein (YFT) 1, South Africa, have revealed 2.5-3 m of stratified sands containing classic Middle Stone Age …

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Middle Stone Age marine resource exploitation at Ysterfontein 1 rockshelter, South Africa. ARTICLES. Current Issue Latest Articles Special Features List of Issues PNAS Nexus. …

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Marine fish exploitation during the Middle and Later Stone …

Marine fish remains are not common in Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites in Africa. There are currently only two known MSA sites with good organic preservation in South Africa that contain …

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Early, intensive marine resource exploitation by Middle Stone Age

The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and early human exploitation of coastal resources. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 5708–5715 (2004). Crossref. PubMed. ...

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The Later Stone Age in the southern Cape, South Africa, during …

Table 2.1 South African and Lesotho Later Stone A ge sequence (after Lombard et al. 2012: 125) the Robberg, have no regional phases. The Oakhurst technocomplex, on the other Figure 3.1 …

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(PDF) Coastal Resource Use in Middle Stone Age South Africa

The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age Site, South Africa, and Early Human Exploitation of Coastal Resources (PDF) Coastal Resource Use in Middle Stone Age South Africa Academia.edu no …

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Stone Circles in South Africa

The South Africa stone circles are round megalithic structures scattered throughout the South African territory. These mysterious formations have captivated researchers and explorers for over a century.

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Southern and East African Middle Stone Age: Geography and …

The quest to identify innovations as markers of modern behavior has stimulated much research on the Middle Stone Age of South Africa. Technological innovations associated with the …

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Middle Stone Age marine resource exploitation at Ysterfontein 1

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Learn about the South African Diamond History. The 1867 discovery of diamonds in the Cape Colony, South Africa, radically modified not only the world's supply of diamonds but also the conception of them. As annual world diamond …

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Middle and Later Stone Age shellfish exploitation strategies and

Hoedjiespunt 1 has long been recognized as one of the earliest Middle Stone Age (MSA) shell-bearing sites on the southwestern Cape coast. ... Middle and Later Stone Age shellfish …

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Evidence for discrete ochre exploitation 35,000 years ago in West Africa

The Symbolic and Functional Exploitation of Ochre during the South African Middle Stone Age (Thesis) (2012) Google Scholar. Rifkin, 2012b ... Implications for complex cognition …

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Early, intensive marine resource exploitation by …

South African coastal sites, which combine rich marine and terrestrial resources, have been hypothesized to be possible refugia in periods of unfavorable environmental conditions in Africa's interior (e.g., refs.

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A HISTORY OF STONE AGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY …

Stone Age studies in South Africa have been largely a reflection of the country's struggle THE ORIGINS OF SOUTH AFRICAN STONE AGE for identity; this history is inextricably linked to …

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Development of the archaeological record during the Middle Stone …

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Variability in hunting behaviour during the Middle Stone Age in the

The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa dates to between about 300 000 and 30 000 years ago, a time when hominins emerged with complex cultures (d'Errico et al., …

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Middle Stone Age shellfish exploitation: Potential indications for …

Middle Stone Age (MSA) shellfish remains were studied for indications of changes in subsistence adaptations. Optimal Foraging Theory was applied to the MSA shellfish species …

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(PDF) Middle Stone Age shellfish exploitation: Potential …

Middle Stone Age (MSA) shellfish remains were studied for indications of changes in subsistence adaptations. Optimal Foraging Theory was applied to the MSA shellfish species from Blombos …

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Direct evidence for human exploitation of birds in the Middle Stone …

Recent studies question the chronologically late emergence of exploitation by H. sapiens (Table 1).For instance, at Bolomor Cave in Spain, birds were consumed regularly for …

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Overview of the Sand and Aggregate Industry-edited and …

increasingly influences the exploitation of such resources in localities of this nature. 2. OCCURRENCE OF SAND AND AGGREGATE IN SOUTH AFRICA Where are sand and …

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