African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
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Latest publications
Human evolution Africa
Victoria cabrera site: A middle stone age site at Olduvai gorge, Tanzania
José-Manuel Maíllo-Fernández, Juan Marín, Irene Solano-Megías, … Audax Mabulla. (2019). Quaternary International, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 July 2019.
230Th/U burial dating of ostrich eggshell
Warren D. Sharp, Christian A. Tryon, Elizabeth M. Niespolo, … J. Tyler Faith. (2019). Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 219, Pages 263-276.
Stone Age Africa
Was yellow lead chromate pigment used during Middle Stone Age at Sibudu rock shelter (South Africa)?
M Wojcieszak, L Wadley, L Prinsloo – Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2019
A recent study using the combination of optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy revealed the presence of bright yellow residues of lead (II) chromate associated with grinding striations on a 58,000‐year‐old grindstone excavated at Sibudu rock shelter …