Evidence of hunting and hafting during the Middle Stone Age at Sibidu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A multianalytical approach

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-300

  Lombard, Marlize ^a,b  

^a NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hafting; Hunting; Macrofracture analysis; Middle stone age lithic points; Ochre; Residue analysis; South Africa; Use wear analysis

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; QUATERNARY; STONE AGE; TOOL USE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14544285969     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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