Pleistocene vertebrate tracksites on the Cape south coast of South Africa and their potential palaeoecological implications
CW Helm, HC Cawthra, RM Cowling… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Body fossil remains usually provide the main palaeontological resource for
palaeoecological studies. Ichnology has the capacity to independently complement such …
palaeoecological studies. Ichnology has the capacity to independently complement such …
Still Bay and Howiesons Poort foraging strategies: recent research and models of culture change
Abstract The Still Bay (SB) and Howiesons Poort (HP) industries, endemic to southern Africa
and dating to approximately 72–59 ka, have received a great deal of archaeological …
and dating to approximately 72–59 ka, have received a great deal of archaeological …
Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (Western Cape Province, South Africa) in context: the Cape floral kingdom, shellfish, and modern human origins
CW Marean - Journal of human evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
Genetic and anatomical evidence suggests that Homo sapiens arose in Africa between 200
and 100ka, and recent evidence suggests that complex cognition may have appeared …
and 100ka, and recent evidence suggests that complex cognition may have appeared …
Validation of bone surface modification models for inferring fossil hominin and carnivore feeding interactions, with reapplication to FLK 22, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
MC Pante, RJ Blumenschine, SD Capaldo… - Journal of human …, 2012 - Elsevier
Resolving the issue of how Early Stone Age hominins acquired large mammal carcasses
requires information on their feeding interactions with large carnivores. This ecological …
requires information on their feeding interactions with large carnivores. This ecological …
Taphonomic analysis of the middle stone age faunal assemblage from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B, Western Cape, South Africa
JC Thompson - Journal of Human Evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
A detailed taphonomic analysis is provided for the mammalian and tortoise faunal
assemblages from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (PP13B). It is the first of several reports on the …
assemblages from Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (PP13B). It is the first of several reports on the …
Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape …
MM Haaland, CE Miller, OF Unhammer… - Quaternary …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in
Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early …
Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early …
Taphonomy of fossils from the hominin-bearing deposits at Dikika, Ethiopia
Two fossil specimens from the DIK-55 locality in the Hadar Formation at Dikika, Ethiopia, are
contemporaneous with the earliest documented stone tools, and they collectively bear …
contemporaneous with the earliest documented stone tools, and they collectively bear …
Middle and late Pleistocene faunas of Pinnacle Point and their paleoecological implications
The Western Cape region of South Africa is home to a unique type of mediterranean
vegetation called fynbos, as well as some of the earliest sites of modern human occupation …
vegetation called fynbos, as well as some of the earliest sites of modern human occupation …
The evolutionary implications of variation in human hunting strategies and diet breadth during the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa
In this paper, we analyze faunal data from southern Africa in order to explore the nature and
extent of variability in human hunting strategies and diet breadth during the Middle Stone …
extent of variability in human hunting strategies and diet breadth during the Middle Stone …
Taphonomic analysis of the Middle Stone Age larger mammal faunal assemblage from Blombos Cave, southern Cape, South Africa
JC Thompson, CS Henshilwood - Journal of Human Evolution, 2011 - Elsevier
A detailed taphonomic analysis is reported for a sample of the larger mammalian faunal
assemblage (> 4.5 kg live body weight) from Blombos Cave. The analysis provides an …
assemblage (> 4.5 kg live body weight) from Blombos Cave. The analysis provides an …