The search for human origins in Africa has partly narrowed down to probing into the origins
of the modern human lineage and the identification of a set of behaviours that characterises …

Franchthi Cave in southern Greece preserves one of the most remarkable records of
socioeconomic change of the Late Pleistocene through early Holocene. Located on the …

Enormous shell middens (“megamiddens”) dating to c. 3000–2000 BP along the West Coast
of South Africa were explained initially within a framework based on the Kalahari San …

This study examines mid-to late Holocene Later Stone Age archaeological residues–
specifically flaked stone artefacts, ostrich eggshell beads and pottery–from Namaqualand …

ABSTRACT “Megamiddens” appear along the West Coast of South Africa c. 3000–2000 BP.
Kalahari San ethnography was used initially to explain them as processing localities given …

This paper explores the concept of the cultural landscape in relation to the precolonial
aspects of South Africa's heritage. To this end, it first defines archaeological sites …

Aquatic resource use has gained enormous attention in recent years, particularly in terms of
its role in human evolution. Significant strides are being made regarding the potential …

This reference provides comprehensive information on the taxonomy and distribution in time
and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. After an introductory …

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 and …

Remains of phocid and otariid seals from published and unpublished palaeontological and
archaeological occurrences on the South African coast are reviewed. New phocid material …