Browsing Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR by Journals "Journal of Archaeological Science"
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Heat-induced alteration of glauconitic minerals in the Middle Stone Age levels of Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for evaluating site structure and burning events
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)In this paper we conduct geochemical and colourimetric measurements of glauconite grains in micromorphological thin sections from the Middle Stone Age site of Blombos Cave, South Africa, to investigate the formation, ... -
Improving mortality profile analysis in zooarchaeology: a revised zoning for ternary diagrams
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06)Mortality profiles have figured prominently among tools used by zooarchaeologists to investigate relationships between hominids and prey species. Their analysis and interpretation have been considerably influenced by M.C. ... -
Klipdrift Shelter, southern Cape, South Africa: preliminary report on the Howiesons Poort layers
(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 ...