Survey and Explorations of the Prehistoric Sites in the Highlands of Southwest Angola
Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
6(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 11, 2023
Abstract
The
area
of
the
escarpment
Angola
between
Namib
and
Huíla
Province,
about
150
km
from
Atlantic
coast,
yields
abundant
evidence
for
human
activity
throughout
Stone
Age.
There
is
a
high
concentration
open-air
sites
with
stone
tools
classified
as
Early
(ESA)
Middle
Age
(MSA)
by
past
explorers.
At
top
plateau,
Chela
group
rocks
particularly
Leba
dolomites
yield
series
caves
fissures
infilled
deposits
ranging
Pleistocene
to
recent
times.
Considering,
background
information,
new
project
was
developed
establish
proxies,
we
set
out
revise
this
cultural
landscape
stage
archaeological
testing
sites.
In
2018–2019,
our
survey
documented
45
including
caves,
rock
shelters,
locations
fossil
deposits,
Later
(LSA)
artifacts,
faunal
remains,
pottery,
burials.
A
complete
map
distribution
their
underground
topography
presented.
Active
speleothems,
important
paleoclimatic
reconstructions
absolute
dating,
were
found
at
Malola
Tchivinguiro.
Fossil
occurrences
relocated
Tchíua
Cangalongue.
Our
study
shows
there
intense
activity,
historical
use
least
three
burial
herding
populations
living
Humpata
plateau.
field
assessment
potential
pursue
several
lines
reconstruct
lifeways
environments
in
region.
Язык: Английский
Du minéral à la structure et vice-versa : nouvelles observations méthodologiques et expérimentales sur le phénomène galet depuis les régions tropicales d’Amérique du Sud
L Anthropologie,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
127(4), С. 103171 - 103171
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2023
Early or Middle Stone Age? The lithic assemblage of Capangombe – Santo António, Namibe Province (Angola)
L Anthropologie,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
127(5), С. 103214 - 103214
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2023
Technological analysis of the Baboungué collections, Central African Republic: New data on the Early Stone Age macro-tools
L Anthropologie,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
127(5), С. 103200 - 103200
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2023
The Middle Stone Age of Atlantic Africa: A critical review
L Anthropologie,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
127(5), С. 103209 - 103209
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2023
Archaeology of the Southern Africa Coast
Oxford University Press eBooks,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 19, 2024
Abstract
Southern
African
coastlines
have
been
magnets
for
human
settlement
since
the
late
Pleistocene.
Evidence
isolated
or
sporadic
use
(from
600
ka)
and
later
recurrent
access
160
to
a
variety
of
coastal
resources
in
this
subcontinent
ranks
among
earliest
world.
While
providing
subsistence
over
millennia,
seascapes
were
also
likely
sources
deep
cultural
meaning
that
shaped
lives
groups.
Developing
conceptual
models
specifically
making
sense
records
is
imperative
because
until
now
interior
Kalahari
ethnography
has
used
inadequately
do
so.
A
specialized
maritime
adaptation
technology
(e.g.,
boats
composite
gear
offshore
fishing
hunting)
was
never
developed
on
southern
Africa’s
coasts,
but
most
intense
procurement
consumption
marine
are
evident
during
terminal
Pleistocene
Holocene
context
approaching
higher
population
densities,
respectively.
unique
case
dietary
specialization
high–trophic
level
foods
circumscribed
Cape
Robberg
Peninsula
part
record.
Sections
coastline
remain
unexplored
unpublished,
finding
additional
west
coast
MSA
sites
dating
periods
other
than
Last
Interglacial
would
allow
comparison
with
more
chronologically
ecologically
diverse
sites.
How
groups
interacted
each
hinterland
largely
unknown
needs
be
addressed.
Uncovering
further
variability
record
will
demanding
questions
Язык: Английский
Living by the land, gazing at the sea: Hominin occupation of near-coastal landscapes on the western periphery of the Red Sea
Quaternary Science Advances,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 100247 - 100247
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Exploring the Technological and Functional Diversity of Polyhedrons, Spheroids and Bolas: An Integrated and Comparative Analysis of Cases from France and North Africa
Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(1)
Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2024
Язык: Английский
Acheulean in Southern Africa: Latest Perspectives
The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 14
Опубликована: Дек. 24, 2024
Acheulean
sites
in
southern
Africa
continue
to
play
an
important
role
understanding
the
evolution
of
Earlier
Stone
Age
technology.
While
there
are
over
fifty
localities
documented
this
region,
contextual
challenges
often
limit
their
potential
develop
well‐defined
stratigraphic
and
chronological
constraints.
Despite
this,
recent
trends
research
have
emphasized
importance
examining
site
formation
issues
on
both
regional
scales.
Understanding
where
located
African
landscape
provides
insight
into
mobility
patterns
Early
Middle
Pleistocene
hominin
populations.
Furthermore,
studies
using
geometric
morphometric
methods
analyze
handaxes
cleavers
provided
new
avenues
for
illuminating
sources
variation
size
shape
across
temporal
geographical
boundaries.
Continued
expansion
these
focal
areas
will
aid
our
ability
understand
how
toolmakers
adapted
local
landscapes
Africa.
Язык: Английский