Browsing University of Bergen Library by Author "Haaland, Magnus Mathisen"
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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. ... -
Pilot fires: Preliminary Report from Interdisciplinary Actualistic Fire Experiments
Bentsen, Silje Evjenth; Haaland, Magnus Mathisen; Milic, Jovana; Nel, Turid Hillestad; Unhammer, Ole Fredrik; Velliky, Elizabeth Catherine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Hearth formation processes are complex. They involve multiple actions, reactions, and activities before, during, and after an active fire and can also impact a wide range of materials and sediments at an archaeological ...