Magnus M. Haalanda, Christopher E. Millerb, Ole F. Unhammera, Jerome P. Reynarde, Karen L. van Niekerka, Bertrand Ligouisg, Susan M. Mentzerc,d, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in...
Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample
Magnus M. Haaland, André M. Strauss, Elizabeth C. Velliky, Susan M. Mentzer, Christopher E. Miller, Karen L. van Niekerk, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract A complete Middle Stone Age ochre piece was unintentionally collected and fully preserved within a...
Heat-induced alteration of glauconitic minerals in the Middle Stone
Magnus M. Haaland, David E. Friesem, Christopher E. Miller, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract In this paper we conduct geochemical and colourimetric measurements of glauconite grains in micromorphological thin sections from the Middle Stone Age site of Blombos Cave,...
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 Middle Stone Age (MSA). Occupation of the cave occurred against a backdrop of landscape-scale...