The chronological, sedimentary and environmental context for the archaeological deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa
Abstract The site of Blombos Cave (BBC) is well known for archaeological remains that have
advanced our understanding of the development of modern human behaviour during the …
advanced our understanding of the development of modern human behaviour during the …
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 …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] Klipdrift shelter, southern Cape, South Africa: preliminary report on the Howiesons Poort layers
Surveys for archaeological sites in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, southern Cape, South
Africa resulted in the discovery of a cave complex comprising two locations, Klipdrift Cave …
Africa resulted in the discovery of a cave complex comprising two locations, Klipdrift Cave …
Climate, environment and early human innovation: stable isotope and faunal proxy evidence from archaeological sites (98-59ka) in the southern Cape, South Africa
The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa, and in particular its Still Bay and Howiesons
Poort lithic traditions, represents a period of dramatic subsistence, cultural, and …
Poort lithic traditions, represents a period of dramatic subsistence, cultural, and …
New Blombos Cave evidence supports a multistep evolutionary scenario for the culturalization of the human body
The emergence of technologies to culturally modify the appearance of the human body is a
debated issue, with earliest evidence consisting of perforated marine shells dated between …
debated issue, with earliest evidence consisting of perforated marine shells dated between …
Evidence of diverse animal exploitation during the Middle Paleolithic at Ghar-e Boof (southern Zagros)
M Mata-González, BM Starkovich, M Zeidi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Although Middle Paleolithic (MP) hominin diets consisted mainly of ungulates,
increasing evidence demonstrates that hominins at least occasionally consumed tortoises …
increasing evidence demonstrates that hominins at least occasionally consumed tortoises …
On the origins and significance of Pleistocene coastal resource use in southern Africa with particular reference to shellfish gathering
A Jerardino - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …
of the modern human lineage and the identification of a set of behaviours that characterises …
Tortoises as a dietary supplement: A view from the Middle Pleistocene site of Qesem Cave, Israel
Dietary reconstructions can offer an improved perspective on human capacities of
adaptation to the environment. New methodological approaches and analytical techniques …
adaptation to the environment. New methodological approaches and analytical techniques …
The consumption of tortoise among last interglacial Iberian Neanderthals
Optimal foraging theory and diet breadth models often place large mammals in top-ranking
positions due to their high-energy return. However, mass collection of small prey can result …
positions due to their high-energy return. However, mass collection of small prey can result …