Kathu Pan 6: Observations on the First Known Buried High-Density Open-Air Holocene Occupation on the Southern Margin of the Kalahari Basin-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Kathu Pan 6: Observations on the First Known Buried High-Density Open-Air Holocene Occupation on the Southern Margin of the Kalahari Basin

Published:2023-04-03 Issue:1 Volume:21 Page:1-19
ISSN:1612-1651
Container-title:Journal of African Archaeology
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Short-container-title:J. African Arch.

Author:

Black Wendy¹²,Chiwara-Maenzanise Precious³,Horwitz Liora Kolska⁴,Walker Steven James⁵,Chazan Michael⁶⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Archaeology Unit, Research & Exhibitions Department, Iziko Museums of South Africa https://dx.doi.org/56393 Cape Town, 8001 South Africa

2. Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI), University of Cape Town https://dx.doi.org/37716 Rondebosch, 7701 South Africa

3. Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town Rondebosch, 7701 South Africa

4. National Natural History Collections, Hebrew University Jerusalem 96265 Israel

5. Redhorse Corporation San Diego, CA 92101 USA

6. Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto https://dx.doi.org/7938 Toronto, M5S 2S2 Canada

7. Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto Toronto, M5S 2S2 Canada

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents preliminary results from a newly excavated open-air Later Stone Age site attributed to the Wilton Industry at Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Basic data on the lithics, fauna (including a large ivory fragment), and ostrich eggshell (including beads) recovered during two seasons of excavation (2016–2017) are presented and this material is contextualized through comparison with neighboring sites. Spatial analysis of the artifact distribution from the small exposure from the 2017 season suggests a spatially structured occupation. The Wilton open-air occupation of Kathu Pan 6 offers a new perspective on the poorly understood Later Stone Age of the southern fringes of the Kalahari.

Funder

Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Publisher

Brill

Subject

Archeology,History,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Cultural Studies,Archeology

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