Browsing Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR by Author "Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah"
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An analysis and environmental interpretations of wood charcoal from the Later Stone Age deposit at Klasies River cave 1, Tsitsikamma Coast
Zwane, B.; Bamford, M.; van Wijk, Wijk; Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this article, we present the results for an analysis of charcoal remains from Klasies River main site cave 1. The analysis was done to understand the environmental conditions of the Tsitsikamma Coast during the late ... -
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 ... -
Microstratigraphic preservation of ancient faunal and hominin DNA in Pleistocene cave sediments
Massilani, Diyendo; Morley, Mike W.; Mentzer, Susan M.; Aldeias, Vera; Vernot, Benjamin; Miller, Christopher; Stahlschmidt, Mareike; Kozlikin, Maxim B.; Shunkov, Michael V.; Derevianko, Anatoly P.; Conard, Nicholas J.; Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah; Henshilwood, Christopher Stuart; Vasquez, Javi; Essel, Elena; Nagel, Sarah; Richter, Julia; Nickel, Birgit; Roberts, Richard G.; Paabo, Svante; Slon, Viviane; Meyer, Matthias; Goldberg, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Ancient DNA recovered from Pleistocene sediments represents a rich resource for the study of past hominin and environmental diversity. However, little is known about how DNA is preserved in sediments and the extent to which ... -
Ochre use at Olieboomspoort, South Africa: insights into specular hematite use and collection during the Middle Stone Age
Culey, Jasmin; Hodgskiss, T.; Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah; de la Peña, la; Val, A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Recent excavations at Olieboomspoort (OBP) in the Waterberg Mountains of South Africa confirmed previous research at the site that highlighted an abundance of ochre in the Middle Stone Age (MSA) deposits. Here, we report ... -
Pleistocene Homo and the updated Stone Age sequence of South Africa
Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah; Lombard, Marlize; Dusseldorp, Gerrit L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-23)We provide a brief overview of how the rich South African Pleistocene Homo fossil record correlates with the recently revised Stone Age sequence. The overview and correlation of the data is intended to highlight gaps in ... -
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: ... -
The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association of the KRM 41815/SAM-AP 6222 human mandible
Morrissey, Peter; Mentzer, Susan M.; Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Cave 1B, in the Klasies River Main site complex (KRM), is best known for the recovery of the KRM 41815/SAM-AP 6222 human mandible. After initial skepticism over the modernity of this specimen, it is accepted that the mix ... -
U-Th dating, taphonomy, and taxonomy of shell middens at Klasies River main site indicate stable and systematic coastal exploitation by MIS 5c-d
Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah; Pickering, Robyn; Mentzer, Susan M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The archaeological record, particularly of shellfish, from the Klasies River main site (KRM) is important in understanding the fluctuating nature of coastal occupational patterns and changing coastal ecologies. In this ...