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An updated chronology for Umbeli Belli and its implications for the Middle and Later Stone Ages

South African Journal of Science
We present a series of 12 OSL/IRSL dates that revise and complete the chronology of the important Middle (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) site Umbeli Belli in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. These dates shift the previous radiometric ages thousands of years
Chantal Tribolo, Nicholas J. Conard, Matthias Blessing, Gregor D. Bader   +3 more
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Revisiting Middle Stone Age hunting at ≠GI, Botswana: A tip cross-sectional area study

Southern African Field Archaeology, 2023
≠Gi was excavated almost half-a-century ago. Despite no formally published analyses of its lithic and faunal assemblages, the site has been important to discussions about technological development during the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Dating to ~77 ka, ≠Gi
Marlize Lombard, Steven Churchill
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Investigation of Factors Affecting the Stone-Free Rate in Elderly Patients with Urinary Stones After Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021
Aim: Urinary stone disease is an important disease seen in all age groups, including elderly patients. It can cause kidney failure and urinary infection problems.
Arda Taşkın Taşkıran, Yusuf Şenoğlu, Dursun Baba, Alpaslan Yüksel   +3 more
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Archaeological survey of the Modder River dongas, Free State, South Africa

Southern African Field Archaeology
The semi-arid grasslands of the Free State Province of South Africa have produced the earliest evidence of the presence of Homo sapiens in the subcontinent, together with an extensive Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental record based on fossil assemblages ...
Felipe Cuartero Monteagudo, Maïlys Richard, Lloyd Rossouw, Michael Toffolo   +3 more
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The Jojosi Dongas: An interdisciplinary project to study the evolution of human behaviour and landscapes in open-air contexts

Southern African Field Archaeology
Hunter-gatherer groups conduct most of their activities in open landscapes as they provide drinking water, food, and raw materials, and offer spaces for social gatherings.
Manuel Will, Matthias Blessing, Gunther H.D. Möller, Lawrence Msimanga, Hanna Pehnert, Svenja Riedesel, Greg A. Botha, Christian Sommer   +7 more
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Late Quaternary Proboscidean Sites in Africa and Eurasia with Possible or Probable Evidence for Hominin Involvement

Quaternary, 2022
This paper presents a list of >100 publicly known late Quaternary proboscidean sites that have certain or possible traces of hominin utilization in Africa, Europe, and Asia, along with a sample of references, chronometric or estimated ages, and brief ...
Gary Haynes
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Unearthed potential: Reflecting on the past and shaping the future of Middle Stone Age research in Zimbabwe

Southern African Field Archaeology
Zimbabwe is home to numerous well-preserved deposits spanning from the Earlier to the Later Stone Age. However, research on the Middle Stone Age has been limited, with most studies conducted during the colonial era.
Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise
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Behaviourally modern humans in coastal southern Africa experienced an increasingly continental climate during the transition from Marine Isotope Stage 5 to 4

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
Linking human technological and behavioural advances to environmental changes is challenging, as it requires a robust understanding of past climate at local scales.
Ozan Mert Göktürk, Ozan Mert Göktürk, Margit H. Simon, Margit H. Simon, Margit H. Simon, Stefan Pieter Sobolowski, Stefan Pieter Sobolowski, Zhongshi Zhang, Zhongshi Zhang, Willem Van Der Bilt, Pål Tore Mørkved, William J. D’Andrea, Karen L. van Niekerk, Karen L. van Niekerk, Christopher S. Henshilwood, Christopher S. Henshilwood, Simon J. Armitage, Simon J. Armitage, Eystein Jansen, Eystein Jansen, Eystein Jansen   +20 more
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A Critical Inventory and Associated Chronology of the Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age in Northwest Africa

Journal of Open Archaeology Data
The study of human evolution and cultural patterns relies on empirical evidence provided by the archaeological record. Accessing dependable archaeological data from scholarly publications can often be challenging due to the variability in site ...
Solène Boisard, Eslem Ben Arous
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Middle Stone Age social connectivity: Can stone tools indicate the transmission of cultural ideas?

South African Journal of Science
Humans are unique in their ability to build complex social networks that foster cooperation, knowledge sharing and innovation. Evidence from the African Middle Stone Age provides some of the earliest signs of these connections, alongside increasingly ...
Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, Seminew Asrat, Jayne Wilkins   +2 more
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