Bedding, hearths, and site maintenance in the Middle Stone Age of Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

被引：245
作者：
Goldberg, Paul [1 ,2 ]
Miller, Christopher E. [2 ]
Schiegl, Solveig [2 ,4 ]
Ligouis, Bertrand [2 ]
Berna, Francesco [1 ]
Conard, Nicholas J. [2 ]
Wadley, Lyn [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Boston Univ, Dept Archaeol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Univ Tubingen, Inst Ur & Fruhgeschichte & Archaol Mittelalters, Abt Altere Urgeschichte & Quartarokol, Tubingen, Germany
[3] Univ Witwatersrand, Inst Human Evolut, Johannesburg, South Africa
[4] Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Geog Archaeol & Environm Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa
来源：
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2009年 / 1卷 / 02期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
Micromorphology; Organic petrology; Middle Stone Age; Combustion features; Char; Charcoal; Secretinite; BEHAVIOR;
D O I：
10.1007/s12520-009-0008-1
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
Micromorphological analysis of sediments from the Middle Stone Age site of Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, provides a high-resolution sequence and evidence of site formation processes of predominantly anthropogenic deposits. This methodology allows for a detailed interpretation of individual anthropogenic activities, including the construction of hearths and bedding and the maintenance of occupational surfaces through the sweep out of hearths and the repeated burning of bedding. This analysis also provides a context for evaluating other studies at the site relating to magnetic susceptibility, paleobotany, paleozoology, anthracology, and studies of ochre.
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页码：95 / 122
页数：28
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