[HTML][HTML] The revolution that still isn't: The origins of behavioral complexity in Homo sapiens
EML Scerri, M Will - Journal of Human Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
The middle/later stone age transition and cultural dynamics of late Pleistocene East Africa
CA Tryon - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age (MSA/LSA) transition is a prominent feature of the
African archeological record that began in some places~ 30,000–60,000 years ago …
African archeological record that began in some places~ 30,000–60,000 years ago …
Rethinking the Middle to Later Stone Age transition in southern Africa-A perspective from the highveld of Eswatini
The MSA/LSA transition is a major shift in the African archaeological record, but questions
on its beginning remain debated. In southern Africa, most sites suggest an origin of LSA …
on its beginning remain debated. In southern Africa, most sites suggest an origin of LSA …
Trajectories of cultural innovation from the Middle to Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa: Personal ornaments, bone artifacts, and ocher from Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
Abstract African Middle Stone Age (MSA) populations used pigments, manufactured and
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …
Archeology, environment, and chronology of the Early Middle Stone Age component of Wonderwerk Cave
Abstract Although the Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa, associated with major
cultural innovation including aspects of symbolic behavior and the development of complex …
cultural innovation including aspects of symbolic behavior and the development of complex …
Multiple phases of human occupation in Southeast Arabia between 210,000 and 120,000 years ago
Changing climatic conditions are thought to be a major control of human presence in Arabia
during the Paleolithic. Whilst the Pleistocene archaeological record shows that periods of …
during the Paleolithic. Whilst the Pleistocene archaeological record shows that periods of …
Materiality, agency and evolution of lithic technology: An integrated perspective for Palaeolithic archaeology
ST Hussain, M Will - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2021 - Springer
Considerations of materiality and object-oriented approaches have greatly influenced the
development of archaeological theory in recent years. Yet, Palaeolithic archaeology has …
development of archaeological theory in recent years. Yet, Palaeolithic archaeology has …
[HTML][HTML] 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)
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 …
unprecedented data on the Middle Stone Age (MSA) of West Africa since well …
The place beyond the trees: renewed excavations of the Middle Stone Age deposits at Olieboomspoort in the Waterberg Mountains of the South African Savanna …
Olieboomspoort is one of the few rock shelters in the vast interior of southern Africa
documenting pulses of occupation from the Acheulean until the end of the Later Stone Age …
documenting pulses of occupation from the Acheulean until the end of the Later Stone Age …
Late Acheulean occupations at Montagu Cave and the pattern of Middle Pleistocene behavioral change in Western Cape, southern Africa
Patterns of so-called modern human behavior are increasingly well documented in an
abundance of Middle Stone Age archaeological sites across southern Africa. Contextualized …
abundance of Middle Stone Age archaeological sites across southern Africa. Contextualized …