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Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4

Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4

Sep 29, 2023 | Archaeology, Scientific Reports

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...

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Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample

Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample

Sep 29, 2023 | Archaeology, Scientific Reports

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...

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Heat-induced alteration of glauconitic minerals in the Middle Stone

Heat-induced alteration of glauconitic minerals in the Middle Stone

Sep 29, 2023 | Archaeology, Scientific Reports

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,...

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The chronological, sedimentary and environmental context for thearchaeological deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa

The chronological, sedimentary and environmental context for the
archaeological deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa

Jun 10, 2022 | Archaeology, Scientific Reports

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...

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