Levantine overkill: 1.5 million years of hunting down the body size distribution
Multiple large-bodied species went extinct during the Pleistocene. Changing climates and/or
human hunting are the main hypotheses used to explain these extinctions. We studied the …
human hunting are the main hypotheses used to explain these extinctions. We studied the …
Late Pleistocene techno-traditions in southern Africa: a review of the Still Bay and Howiesons Poort, c. 75–59 ka
CS Henshilwood - Journal of World Prehistory, 2012 - Springer
The focus of this paper is on two remarkable techno-traditions in the prehistory of southern
Africa, the c. 75–71 ka Still Bay and the c. 65–59 ka Howiesons Poort. These were periods …
Africa, the c. 75–71 ka Still Bay and the c. 65–59 ka Howiesons Poort. These were periods …
Thinking strings: additional evidence for personal ornament use in the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa
Here we report on newly identified beads recovered from four Middle Stone Age levels at
Blombos Cave and, in particular, on a cluster of 24 perforated Nassarius kraussianus shells …
Blombos Cave and, in particular, on a cluster of 24 perforated Nassarius kraussianus shells …
Those marvellous millennia: the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa
L Wadley - Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Africa's Middle Stone Age (MSA) may have lasted almost half a million years, but its earliest
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
Human predatory behavior and the social implications of communal hunting based on evidence from the TD10. 2 bison bone bed at Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Spain)
Zooarcheological research is an important tool in reconstructing subsistence, as well as for
inferring relevant aspects regarding social behavior in the past. The organization of hunting …
inferring relevant aspects regarding social behavior in the past. The organization of hunting …
Distinguishing African bovids using Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS): New peptide markers and insights into Iron Age economies in Zambia
Assessing past foodways, subsistence strategies, and environments depends on the
accurate identification of animals in the archaeological record. The high rates of …
accurate identification of animals in the archaeological record. The high rates of …
Taphonomic and paleoecological change in the large mammal sequence from Boomplaas Cave, western Cape, South Africa
JT Faith - Journal of human evolution, 2013 - Elsevier
Excavations conducted by HJ Deacon in the 1970s at Boomplaas Cave (BPA) uncovered a
stratified sequence of Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) deposits …
stratified sequence of Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) deposits …
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 …
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 …