1981/10/02 by Anne Thackeray, Francis Thackeray, Peter Beaumont +1 · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Archaeology and Rock Art Studies #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #South African History and Culture #Cave #Radiocarbon dating #Engraving #Archaeology #Geology #Rock shelter #Cape #Rock art #Geography #Art
paper · doi:10.1126/science.214.4516.64
openalex publication_date 1981/10/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Radiocarbon dates associated with engraved stones from sealed archeological deposits at Wonderwerk Cave in the northern Cape Province indicate that rock engraving in South Africa is at least 10,000 years old.