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21 - Development of the archaeological record in southern Africa during the Earlier Stone Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

Jasper Knight
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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Stefan W. Grab
Affiliation:
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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The Earlier Stone Age record is rich in South Africa, thanks to a long history of research in the country. It also has examples of every stage of chronological development, from the Oldowan to the final Earlier Stone Age (i.e. from ~2.0 to 0.3 Ma). This chapter discusses the details of this lithic and cultural chronology, using those sites in better preserved context that also have dates or relative age estimates.

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Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Africa
Physical and Human Dimensions
, pp. 349 - 370
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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