The technology and microwear of the bone tools from Broederstroom, an Early Iron Age site in the Magaliesberg, South Africa

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作者
Bradfield, Justin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Johannesburg, Palaeo Res Inst, House 10,Humanities Res Village,Bunting Rd Campus, ZA-2092 Johannesburg, South Africa
关键词
Broederstroom; Early Iron Age; southern Africa; bone tool technology; microwear; contact; CUT-MARKS; STONE; TRANSVAAL; ORIGINS; CATTLE;
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10.1080/0067270X.2024.2346387
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K85 [文物考古];
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0601 ;
摘要
This paper reports the results of a technological and microwear analysis of 110 pieces of worked bone from the Early Iron Age site of Broederstroom in the Magaliesberg region of South Africa. The results are compared to previous studies of bone tools from the contemporary Later Stone Age sites of Kruger Cave and Jubilee Shelter in an attempt to understand whether the Broederstroom pieces were made locally by the farmers or acquired through trade with hunter-gatherers. Although the bone tool technology at Broederstroom does bear some similarities to the bone material at Kruger Cave, it is quite different from that at Jubilee Shelter. This technological distinction likely indicates that the bone tool industry at Broederstroom is a product of local farmer industry. The use-wear results further point to a range of different activities practised by the farmers living at Broederstroom. Cet article rapporte les r & eacute;sultats d'une analyse technologique et micro-usure de 110 morceaux d'os travaill & eacute;s provenant du site du d & eacute;but de l'& acirc;ge du fer de Broederstroom dans la r & eacute;gion de Magaliesberg en Afrique du Sud. Les r & eacute;sultats sont compar & eacute;s & agrave; des & eacute;tudes ant & eacute;rieures sur des outils en os provenant des sites contemporains de l'& acirc;ge de pierre ult & eacute;rieur (Later Stone Age) de Kruger Cave et Jubilee Shelter dans le but de comprendre si les pi & egrave;ces de Broederstroom ont & eacute;t & eacute; fabriqu & eacute;es localement par les agriculteurs ou acquises gr & acirc;ce au commerce avec des chasseurs-cueilleurs. Bien que la technologie des outils osseux de Broederstroom pr & eacute;sente certaines similitudes avec le mat & eacute;riau osseux de Kruger Cave, elle est assez diff & eacute;rente de celle de Jubilee Shelter. Cette distinction technologique indique probablement que l'industrie des outils en os & agrave; Broederstroom est un produit de l'industrie agricole locale. Les r & eacute;sultats d'usure mettent en outre en & eacute;vidence une gamme de pratiques d'activit & eacute;s diff & eacute;rentes de la part des agriculteurs qui habitaient & agrave; Broederstroom.
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