Cemented ash as a receptacle or work surface for ochre powder production at Sibudu, South Africa, 58,000 years ago

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2397-2406

  Wadley, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cemented hearths; Middle stone age; Ochre powder production; Sibudu

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; CEMENTATION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MESOLITHIC; PHOSPHATIZATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SIBUDU CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

FRAXINUS AMERICANA;

EID: 77955272188     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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