African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
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Lithic industry Africa
[HTML] The MIS5 Pietersburg at ’28’Bushman Rock Shelter, Limpopo Province, South Africa
G Porraz, A Val, C Tribolo, N Mercier, P de la Peña… – PloS one, 2018
… to 91±10ka and 97±10ka on feldspar, firmly positioning this industry within MIS5. Comparisons with other published lithic assemblages show technological differences between the Pietersburg from BRS … at least for part …
Human evolution Africa
Stable isotope evidence for (mostly) stable local environments during the South African Middle Stone Age from Sibudu, KwaZulu-Natal
Joshua R. Robinson, Lyn Wadley. (2018). Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 100, Pages 32-44.
Hand grip diversity and frequency during the use of Lower Palaeolithic stone cutting-tools
Alastair Key, Stephen R. Merritt, Tracy L. Kivell. (2018). Journal of Human Evolution, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 12 October 2018