Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Van Niekerk, Karen Loise"
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Diachronic change within the Still Bay at Blombos Cave, South Africa
Archer, Will; Gunz, Philipp; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Henshilwood, Christopher; McPherron, Shannon P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-02)Characteristically shaped bifacial points are stone artefacts with which the Middle Stone Age Still Bay techno-complex in Southern Africa is identified. Traditional approaches such as chaîne opératoire and two-dimensional ... -
Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4
Haaland, Magnus Mathisen; Miller, Christopher E.; Unhammer, Ole Fredrik; Reynard, Jerome P.; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Ligouis, Bertrand; Mentzer, Susan M; Henshilwood, Christopher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early modern humans. Here, we demonstrate that the cultural ... -
Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample
Haaland, Magnus Mathisen; Strauss, André M.; Velliky, Elizabeth; Mentzer, Susan M; Miller, Christopher E.; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Henshilwood, Christopher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A complete Middle Stone Age ochre piece was unintentionally collected and fully preserved within a micromorphological block sample intended to characterise a 74 ± 3 ka occupation horizon at Blombos Cave, South Africa. ... -
Klipdrift Shelter, southern Cape, South Africa: preliminary report on the Howiesons Poort layers
Henshilwood, Christopher; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah; Delagnes, Anne; Armitage, Simon; Rifkin, Riaan; Douze, Katja; Keene, Petro; Haaland, Magnus Mathisen; Reynard, Jerome; Discamps, Emmanuel; Mienies, Samantha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Surveys for archaeological sites in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, southern Cape, South Africa resulted in the discovery of a cave complex comprising two locations, Klipdrift Cave and Klipdrift Shelter. Excavations commenced ... -
Large mammal exploitation during the c. 14-11 ka Oakhurst techno-complex at Klipdrift Cave, South Africa
Discamps, Emmanuel; Henshilwood, Christopher; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Understanding how hunter-gatherers adapted to the marked environmental changes of the last glacialinterglacial transition (~18 to 11.7 ka cal. BP) remains a key question for archaeologists. South Africa, with its rich and ... -
Later Stone Age human hair from Vaalkrans Shelter, Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, reveals genetic affinity to Khoe groups
Coutinho, Alexandra; Malmström, Helena; Edlund, Hanna; Henshilwood, Christopher; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Lombard, Marlize; Schlebusch, Carina; Jakobsson, Mattias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Previous studies show that the indigenous people of the southern Cape of South Africa were dramatically impacted by the arrival of European colonists starting _400 years ago and their descendants are today mixed with ... -
Shellfish exploitation during the Oakhurst at Klipdrift Cave, southern Cape, South Africa
Ryano, Kokeli Peter; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah; Henshilwood, Christopher (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-26)Klipdrift Cave in the southern Cape, South Africa, provides new insights into shellfish harvesting during the Later Stone Age (14–9 ka) period associated with the Oakhurst techno-complex. Two shellfish species dominate: ...