Browsing Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR by Author "Rifkin, Riaan"

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    • Assessing the photoprotective effects of red ochre on human skin by in vitro laboratory experiments 

      Rifkin, Riaan; d'Errico, Francesco; Dayet-Boulliot, Laure; Summers, Beverley (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-27)
      Archaeological indicators of cognitive complexity become increasingly prevalent during the African Middle Stone Age, with the habitual exploitation of red ochre widely viewed as a key feature of the emergence of modern ...

    • 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 ...