Variation in hunting weaponry for more than 300,000 years: A tip cross-sectional area study of Middle Stone Age points from southern Africa
M Lombard - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Much has been written about Middle Stone Age hunting in southern Africa, yet there is no
comprehensive overview for the development and use of stone-tipped hunting weapons …
comprehensive overview for the development and use of stone-tipped hunting weapons …
Innovative Homo sapiens behaviours 105,000 years ago in a wetter Kalahari
The archaeological record of Africa provides the earliest evidence for the emergence of the
complex symbolic and technological behaviours that characterize Homo sapiens,,,,,–. The …
complex symbolic and technological behaviours that characterize Homo sapiens,,,,,–. The …
Lithic technological and spatial analysis of the final Pleistocene at Border Cave, South Africa
This contribution focuses on the recently excavated lithic assemblage from Border Cave
Members 1 RGBS, 3 BS, 2 WA and 2 BS. These members were attributed by Beaumont to …
Members 1 RGBS, 3 BS, 2 WA and 2 BS. These members were attributed by Beaumont to …
The Southern African stone age sequence updated (II)
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 …
sequence as a heuristic exercise, anchored in 242 dated assemblages (Lombard et al …
Environmental influences on human innovation and behavioural diversity in southern Africa 92–80 thousand years ago
Abstract Africa's Middle Stone Age preserves sporadic evidence for novel behaviours
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …
Howiesons Poort backed artifacts provide evidence for social connectivity across southern Africa during the Final Pleistocene
Examining why human populations used specific technologies in the Final Pleistocene is
critical to understanding our evolutionary path. A key Final Pleistocene techno-tradition is …
critical to understanding our evolutionary path. A key Final Pleistocene techno-tradition is …
Is it time to retire NASTIES in southern Africa? Moving beyond the culture-historical framework for Middle Stone Age lithic assemblage variability
J Wilkins - Lithic Technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa provides crucial insight on early
Homo sapiens behavioral evolution. Archaeologists have traditionally presented lithic …
Homo sapiens behavioral evolution. Archaeologists have traditionally presented lithic …
A techno-functional perspective on quartz micro-notches in Sibudu's Howiesons Poort indicates the use of barbs in hunting technology
In this paper we present the results of a use-wear study of quartz micro-notches identified
during a technological analysis of lithics from the Howiesons Poort layers of Sibudu Cave …
during a technological analysis of lithics from the Howiesons Poort layers of Sibudu Cave …
Replicability in lithic analysis
The ubiquity and durability of lithic artifacts inform archaeologists about important
dimensions of human behavioral variability. Despite their importance, lithic artifacts can be …
dimensions of human behavioral variability. Despite their importance, lithic artifacts can be …
Late Pleistocene records of speleothem stable isotopic compositions from Pinnacle Point on the South African south coast
Highly resolved, well-dated paleoclimate records from the southern South African coast are
needed to contextualize the evolution of the highly diverse extratropical plant communities of …
needed to contextualize the evolution of the highly diverse extratropical plant communities of …