Processing ochre in the Middle Stone Age: Testing the inference of prehistoric behaviours from actualistically derived experimental data

2011/12/23 by Riaan F. Rifkin · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Archaeology and Rock Art Studies #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2011.11.004

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Citations

• The gripping nature of ochre: The association of ochre with Howiesons Poort adhesives and Later Stone Age mastics from South Africa
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• Nassarius kraussianus shell beads from Blombos Cave: evidence for symbolic behaviour in the Middle Stone Age
• An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and language
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• Engraved ochres from the Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa
• Extending the chronology of deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa, back to 140ka using optical dating of single and multiple grains of quartz
• A New Look at the Berekhat Ram Figurine: Implications for the Origins of Symbolism
• Middle-Range Theory in Archaeology: A Critical Review of Origins and Applications
• Ochre in the Middle Stone Age of Southern Africa: Ritualised Display or Hide Preservative?

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