Royden Yates
Biographic Data
| ID | 135708 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Royden Yates |
| GIVEN NAMES | Royden |
| FAMILY NAME | Yates |
| SIGNATURE | YATES R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 957 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: Preliminary Results
A Rare Example of a Human Burial with a Stone-Packed Grave Shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
D. D. Stynder, R. Yates, A Rare Example of a Human Burial with a Stone-Packed Grave Shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 61, No. 184 (Dec., 2006), pp. 202-207
Tl Dating of Burnt Lithics From Blombos Cave (South Africa): Further Evidence for the Antiquity of Modern Human Behaviour
This paper presents the first TL dates for burnt quartzites and silcretes from the Still Bay layers of Blombos Cave (South Africa). These layers contained engraved ochres and marine shell beads that could be an early manifestation of symbolic and thus ‘modern’ behaviour by the Middle Stone Age humans. The procedure devised to calculate the ages is presented in detail, particularly with regard to internal microdosimetry, because the problems faced…
The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and early human exploitation of coastal resources
Human fossils and the genetics of extant human populations indicate that living people derive primarily from an African population that lived within the last 200,000 years. Yet it was only ≈50,000 years ago that the descendants of this population spread to Eurasia, where they swamped or replaced the Neanderthals and other nonmodern Eurasians. Based on archaeological observations, the most plausible hypothesis for the delay is that Africans and Eu…
A Unified Lithic Taxonomy Based on Patterns of Core Reduction
Nicholas J. Conard, Marie Soressi, John E. Parkington, Sarah Wurz, Royden Yates, A Unified Lithic Taxonomy Based on Patterns of Core Reduction, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 59, No. 179 (Jun., 2004), pp. 12-16
First excavation of intact Middle Stone Age layers at Ysterfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa: Implications for Middle Stone Age ecology
Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels
An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for the Origins of Modern Human Behaviour, Symbolism and Language
Hunter-Gatherer Child Burials from the Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape: Growth, Diet and Burial Practices in the Late Holocene
Excavations at Mike Taylor's Midden: A Summary Report and Implications for a Re-Characterisation of Megamiddens
Despite considerable interest over the past twenty years, observations on the archaeology of the large shell midden known as Mike Taylor's Midden (MTM), near Eland's Bay on the South African west coast, have remained largely unpublished. This paper summarises excavations at MTM from the 1970s to the 1990s, and discusses interpretations of this and other large shell middens which appeared on the west coast between about 3000 and 2000 BP. It is arg…
At the Transition
Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Early Sheep Bones: Two Further Results
Geduld Contra Kinahan
Mv-Nutshell: A Computer Package for Multivariate Analysis of Archaeological Data
Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research
Antonieta Jerardino, Royden Yates, Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 163 (Jun., 1996), pp. 7-16
Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia
Andrew B. Smith, Royden Yates, Duncan Miller, Leon Jacobson, Gavin Evans, Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 161 (Jun., 1995), pp. 3-20
Recent Holocene Archaeology in Western and Southern Lesotho
The chronology of the introduction of pastoralism to the Cape, South Africa
A careful survey of reports of early sheep in southernmost Africa combines with new radiocarbon dates to revise our knowledge of early pastoralism in the Cape. The new chronology shows the keeping of domestic stock and the making of pottery are not simultaneous and intertwined but separate events in a more complex history
Colonial Era Paintings in the Rock Art of the South-Western Cape: Some Preliminary Observations
Royden Yates, Anthony Manhire, John Parkington, Colonial Era Paintings in the Rock Art of the South-Western Cape: Some Preliminary Observations, Goodwin Series, Vol. 7, Historical Archaeology in the Western Cape (Jun., 1993), pp. 59-70
A Reevaluation of the Chronology of Oudepost: A Reply in Part to Schrire
A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet
Antonieta M. Jerardino, Royden Yates, Alan G. Morris, Judith C. Sealy, A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 156 (Dec., 1992), pp. 75-81
Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa
Royden Yates, Anthony Manhire, Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 153 (Jun., 1991), pp. 3-11
Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years
Andrew B. Smith, Karim Sadr, John Gribble, Royden Yates, Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 154 (Dec., 1991), pp. 71-91
Pictures from the Past. A History of the Interpretation of Rock Paintings and Engravings of Southern Africa
The social impact of pastoralism in the southwestern Cape
Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels
An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for the Origins of Modern Human Behaviour, Symbolism and Language
Tl Dating of Burnt Lithics From Blombos Cave (South Africa): Further Evidence for the Antiquity of Modern Human Behaviour
This paper presents the first TL dates for burnt quartzites and silcretes from the Still Bay layers of Blombos Cave (South Africa). These layers contained engraved ochres and marine shell beads that could be an early manifestation of symbolic and thus ‘modern’ behaviour by the Middle Stone Age humans. The procedure devised to calculate the ages is presented in detail, particularly with regard to internal microdosimetry, because the problems faced…
A Unified Lithic Taxonomy Based on Patterns of Core Reduction
Nicholas J. Conard, Marie Soressi, John E. Parkington, Sarah Wurz, Royden Yates, A Unified Lithic Taxonomy Based on Patterns of Core Reduction, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 59, No. 179 (Jun., 2004), pp. 12-16
First excavation of intact Middle Stone Age layers at Ysterfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa: Implications for Middle Stone Age ecology
Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years
Andrew B. Smith, Karim Sadr, John Gribble, Royden Yates, Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 154 (Dec., 1991), pp. 71-91
Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: Preliminary Results
The chronology of the introduction of pastoralism to the Cape, South Africa
A careful survey of reports of early sheep in southernmost Africa combines with new radiocarbon dates to revise our knowledge of early pastoralism in the Cape. The new chronology shows the keeping of domestic stock and the making of pottery are not simultaneous and intertwined but separate events in a more complex history
Nets and fully recurved bows: Rock paintings and hunting methods in the Western Cape, South Africa
This paper is presented from the perspective that the past cannot be cast in the light of the present which is the end point of a trajectory of change. As such, the reconstruction of past lifestyles, either by using historic or contemporary ethnography, must proceed with caution. A two way interaction of ethnography and archaeology is argued for, with one equally informing on the other. To this end, two sets of painted images are chosen to explor…
Trance Performance: The Rock Art of Boontjieskloof and Sevilla
INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy is a crucial period which ultimately directly impacts two individuals health and wellbeing. Within the UK, a standardised pattern of care is established with collaborations across disciplines to the benefit of women and babies. During the COVID19 pandemic, this pattern of care was disrupted to align with protective protocols which until now, has not been formally reported. METHODS: A retrospective, mixed methods study of U…
Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia
Andrew B. Smith, Royden Yates, Duncan Miller, Leon Jacobson, Gavin Evans, Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 161 (Jun., 1995), pp. 3-20
Hunter-Gatherer Child Burials from the Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape: Growth, Diet and Burial Practices in the Late Holocene
Excavations at Mike Taylor's Midden: A Summary Report and Implications for a Re-Characterisation of Megamiddens
Despite considerable interest over the past twenty years, observations on the archaeology of the large shell midden known as Mike Taylor's Midden (MTM), near Eland's Bay on the South African west coast, have remained largely unpublished. This paper summarises excavations at MTM from the 1970s to the 1990s, and discusses interpretations of this and other large shell middens which appeared on the west coast between about 3000 and 2000 BP. It is arg…
Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa
Royden Yates, Anthony Manhire, Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 153 (Jun., 1991), pp. 3-11
Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Early Sheep Bones: Two Further Results
Recent Holocene Archaeology in Western and Southern Lesotho
Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research
Antonieta Jerardino, Royden Yates, Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 163 (Jun., 1996), pp. 7-16
Geduld Contra Kinahan
A Reevaluation of the Chronology of Oudepost: A Reply in Part to Schrire
A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet
Antonieta M. Jerardino, Royden Yates, Alan G. Morris, Judith C. Sealy, A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 156 (Dec., 1992), pp. 75-81
A Rare Example of a Human Burial with a Stone-Packed Grave Shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
D. D. Stynder, R. Yates, A Rare Example of a Human Burial with a Stone-Packed Grave Shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 61, No. 184 (Dec., 2006), pp. 202-207
Trance Performance: The Rock Art of Boontjieskloof and Sevilla
INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy is a crucial period which ultimately directly impacts two individuals health and wellbeing. Within the UK, a standardised pattern of care is established with collaborations across disciplines to the benefit of women and babies. During the COVID19 pandemic, this pattern of care was disrupted to align with protective protocols which until now, has not been formally reported. METHODS: A retrospective, mixed methods study of U…
Nets and fully recurved bows: Rock paintings and hunting methods in the Western Cape, South Africa
This paper is presented from the perspective that the past cannot be cast in the light of the present which is the end point of a trajectory of change. As such, the reconstruction of past lifestyles, either by using historic or contemporary ethnography, must proceed with caution. A two way interaction of ethnography and archaeology is argued for, with one equally informing on the other. To this end, two sets of painted images are chosen to explor…
The social impact of pastoralism in the southwestern Cape
Pictures from the Past. A History of the Interpretation of Rock Paintings and Engravings of Southern Africa
Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa
Royden Yates, Anthony Manhire, Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 153 (Jun., 1991), pp. 3-11
Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years
Andrew B. Smith, Karim Sadr, John Gribble, Royden Yates, Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 154 (Dec., 1991), pp. 71-91
A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet
Antonieta M. Jerardino, Royden Yates, Alan G. Morris, Judith C. Sealy, A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 156 (Dec., 1992), pp. 75-81
Colonial Era Paintings in the Rock Art of the South-Western Cape: Some Preliminary Observations
Royden Yates, Anthony Manhire, John Parkington, Colonial Era Paintings in the Rock Art of the South-Western Cape: Some Preliminary Observations, Goodwin Series, Vol. 7, Historical Archaeology in the Western Cape (Jun., 1993), pp. 59-70
A Reevaluation of the Chronology of Oudepost: A Reply in Part to Schrire
Recent Holocene Archaeology in Western and Southern Lesotho
The chronology of the introduction of pastoralism to the Cape, South Africa
A careful survey of reports of early sheep in southernmost Africa combines with new radiocarbon dates to revise our knowledge of early pastoralism in the Cape. The new chronology shows the keeping of domestic stock and the making of pottery are not simultaneous and intertwined but separate events in a more complex history
Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia
Andrew B. Smith, Royden Yates, Duncan Miller, Leon Jacobson, Gavin Evans, Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 161 (Jun., 1995), pp. 3-20
At the Transition
Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Early Sheep Bones: Two Further Results
Geduld Contra Kinahan
Mv-Nutshell: A Computer Package for Multivariate Analysis of Archaeological Data
Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research
Antonieta Jerardino, Royden Yates, Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 163 (Jun., 1996), pp. 7-16
Excavations at Mike Taylor's Midden: A Summary Report and Implications for a Re-Characterisation of Megamiddens
Despite considerable interest over the past twenty years, observations on the archaeology of the large shell midden known as Mike Taylor's Midden (MTM), near Eland's Bay on the South African west coast, have remained largely unpublished. This paper summarises excavations at MTM from the 1970s to the 1990s, and discusses interpretations of this and other large shell middens which appeared on the west coast between about 3000 and 2000 BP. It is arg…
Hunter-Gatherer Child Burials from the Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape: Growth, Diet and Burial Practices in the Late Holocene
Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels
An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for the Origins of Modern Human Behaviour, Symbolism and Language
First excavation of intact Middle Stone Age layers at Ysterfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa: Implications for Middle Stone Age ecology
The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and early human exploitation of coastal resources
Human fossils and the genetics of extant human populations indicate that living people derive primarily from an African population that lived within the last 200,000 years. Yet it was only ≈50,000 years ago that the descendants of this population spread to Eurasia, where they swamped or replaced the Neanderthals and other nonmodern Eurasians. Based on archaeological observations, the most plausible hypothesis for the delay is that Africans and Eu…
A Unified Lithic Taxonomy Based on Patterns of Core Reduction
Nicholas J. Conard, Marie Soressi, John E. Parkington, Sarah Wurz, Royden Yates, A Unified Lithic Taxonomy Based on Patterns of Core Reduction, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 59, No. 179 (Jun., 2004), pp. 12-16
A Rare Example of a Human Burial with a Stone-Packed Grave Shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
D. D. Stynder, R. Yates, A Rare Example of a Human Burial with a Stone-Packed Grave Shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 61, No. 184 (Dec., 2006), pp. 202-207
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