Revisiting Mwulu's Cave: new insights into the Middle Stone Age in the southern African savanna biome

被引：26

作者：

de la Pena, P. ^{[1
,2
]}

Val, A. ^{[1
,3
]}

Stratford, D. J. ^{[2
]}

Colino, F. ^{[4
]}

Esteban, I. ^{[1
,5
]}

Fitchett, J. M. ^{[2
]}

Hodgskiss, T. ^{[2
,6
]}

Matembo, J. ^{[2
]}

Moll, R. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Witwatersrand, Evolutionary Studies Inst, Johannesburg, South Africa

[2] Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Geog Archaeol & Environm Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa

[3] Univ Tubingen, Dept Early Prehist & Quaternary Ecol, D-72070 Tubingen, Germany

[4] GEM, Casilla Mortero, Madrid 28189, Spain

[5] Nelson Mandela Univ, African Ctr Coastal Palaeosci, ZA-6031 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

[6] Univ Witwatersrand, Origins Ctr, Johannesburg, South Africa

来源：

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2019年 / 11卷 / 07期

关键词：

Stratigraphy; Sedimentology; Pollen; Phytoliths; Ochre; Lithics; Pietersburg industry; DIEPKLOOF ROCK SHELTER; COLD-AIR CAVE; WESTERN CAPE; BORDER CAVE; RESTIONACEAE PHYTOLITHS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD; STEENBOKFONTEIN; 9KR; WINTER-RAINFALL; KLASIES RIVER; SEQUENCE;

D O I：

10.1007/s12520-018-0749-9

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we present a revised stratigraphy and results of preliminary analyses of the archaeological material from Mwulu's Cave. This arises from two excavation campaigns conducted in 2017, 71years after the site was initially investigated by P.V. Tobias. This cave, located in Limpopo Province (South Africa), preserves one of the few known Middle Stone Age sequences in the northeastern part of the country. Here, we revisit the stratigraphic sequence of the site and provide new analyses of sediments, palynomorphs, phytoliths, ochre and lithics. The renewed excavations and reappraisal of the archaeological material from Mwulu's Cave form part of a larger research project exploring Middle Stone Age variability in the northeastern part of South Africa, with a specific focus on the so-called Pietersburg industries.

引用

页码：3239 / 3266

页数：28

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