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

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Paul Goldberg
Christopher E. Miller
Solveig Schiegl
Bertrand Ligouis
Francesco Berna
Nicholas J. Conard
Lyn Wadley
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[1] Boston University,Department of Archaeology
[2] Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen,Institut für Ur
[3] University of the Witwatersrand, und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Abteilung Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie
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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences | 2009年 / 1卷
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Micromorphology; Organic petrology; Middle Stone Age; Combustion features; Char; Charcoal; Secretinite;
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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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