African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
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Géologie Afrique
[PDF] Molluscan and sedimentological sequences of the late Quaternary deposits of Morsott region (NE Algeria) and their paleoenvironmental implication
S Chellat, L Toubal, A Djerrab, A Bourefis… – BSGF-Earth Sciences …, 2018
… 1 Laboratoire de géologie de l’environnement, Université Constantine 1, route Ain El Bey Zouaghi slimane Constantine 25000, Algeria 2 Laboratoire de géologie du Sahara, Département de géologie, Université Kasdi Merbah …
Stone Age Africa
[HTML] Identifying animal taxa used to manufacture bone tools during the Middle Stone Age at Sibudu, South Africa: Results of a CT-rendered histological analysis
J Bradfield – PloS one, 2018
This paper presents the histological characterisation of a selection of worked bone artefacts from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu cave, South Africa. Histographic rendering is achieved using high-resolution Computed Tomography, which is non …