A decade ago, we summarised the South African and Lesotho Stone Age technocomplex
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …

The use of fire is considered to be one of the most important cultural innovations in human
evolution. Understanding the taphonomy of fire remains is an important prerequisite for valid …

The rock shelter site Klipfonteinrand 1 (KFR1), located on the edge of southern Africa's
Fynbos biome, was initially excavated by John Parkington in 1969. Due to difficulties …

We develop a study protocol to efficiently and accurately identify the raw material categories
constituting the lithic assemblages at Umhlatuzana rockshelter, South Africa. We combine …

Reproducible research is being implemented at different speeds in different disciplines, and
Archaeology is at the start of this journey. Reproducibility is the practice of reanalysing data …

Here we present a novel approach that combines soil micromorphology with the analysis of
magnetically oriented samples to improve the interpretation of archaeomagnetic results. The …

For geoarchaeologists the use of multiproxy and multimethod integrative approaches has
become common for studying the sedimentary context of archaeological materials. In this …

Umhlatuzana rockshelter is known for its continuous record of Middle and Later Stone Age
lithic assemblages. This study presents multiproxy geoarchaeological data …

Around the world, poorly preserved buildings and occupation deposits often represent the
primary evidence for archaeological structures and settlements. Integrated …

2. Materials and methods The stratigraphic sequence of Umhlatuzana comprises 10
stratigraphic units corresponding to Holocene deposits (Group H–Units H1 to H10) and 17 …