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Nature and significance of the Howiesons Poort to post-Howiesons Poort transition at Klein Kliphuis rockshelter, South Africa

Date

Authors

Mackay, Alexander

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

This paper considers the transition from Howiesons Poort to post-Howiesons Poort technologies at the rock shelter site of Klein Kliphuis, South Africa. The transition at this site is shown to be gradual, with incremental changes in material selection and

Keywords

Keywords: archaeological evidence; demographic transition; lithic fragment; Pleistocene; population dynamics; technological change; Southern Africa Demographic change; Howiesons Poort; Late Pleistocene; Lithic technology; Southern Africa

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69113

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Archaeological Science

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.006

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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