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 …

Determining the timing and drivers of Pleistocene hydrological change in the interior of
South Africa is critical for testing hypotheses regarding the presence, dynamics, and …

Some of the most notable human behavioral palimpsests result from warfare and its durable
traces in the form of defensive architecture and strategic infrastructure. For premodern …

Abstract The Namib Sand Sea (NSS) in Namibia is known to preserve a wide variety of
Pleistocene-age archaeological sites. However, few Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites in this …

Electron spin resonance coupled with uranium-series dating (ESR/U-series) of carbonate
hydroxyapatite in tooth enamel is the main technique used to obtain age determinations …

Pleistocene climate variability is often seen as a major cause of much of the evidence
observed in the archaeological and palaeontological record of Africa. While continent-wide …

Lovedale is the only open-air Middle Stone Age site in the Free State dated to early Marine
Isotope Stage 4. Framing the chronology of this context, especially by taking into account …

From Veld to Coast: Towards an Understanding of the Diverse Landscapes’ Uses by Past
Foragers in Southern Africa | Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology Skip to main content SpringerLink …

The Modder River basin has been the focus of extensive surveys followed by targeted
excavations of specific erosional gullies (known locally as dongas), where Middle and Later …

The vast bulk of the evidence we have for the human past derives from open-air settings.
This is true of both the archaeological record, which in landscapes like those of southern …