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Still Bay Point-Production Strategies at Hollow Rock Shelter and Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter and Knowledge-Transfer Systems in Southern Africa at about 80-70 Thousand Years Ago.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE; 12/12/2016, Vol. 11 Issue 12, p1-32, 32p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- It has been suggested that technological variations associated with Still Bay assemblages of southern Africa have not been addressed adequately. Here we present a study developed to explore regional and temporal variations in Still Bay point-production strategies. We applied our approach in a regional context to compare the Still Bay point assemblages from Hollow Rock Shelter (Western Cape) and Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter (KwaZulu-Natal). Our interpretation of the point-production strategies implies inter-regional point-production conventions, but also highlights variability and intra-regional knapping strategies used for the production of Still Bay points. These strategies probably reflect flexibility in the organisation of knowledge-transfer systems at work during the later stages of the Middle Stone Age between about 80 ka and 70 ka in South Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MESOLITHIC Period
PALEONTOLOGY
GEOLOGICAL time scales
KNOWLEDGE transfer
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120153947
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168012