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Hunting Technologies During the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu Cave

What They Reveal About Human Cognition in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Between ~65 and 62 ka

Bibliographic Data

ID20036629
AuthorsM Lombard (0000-0002-0675-0414, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), L Wadley (0000-0003-0053-0813, University of the Witwatersrand)
Year2016
Pages273-286
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueMultidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Stone Age Weaponry (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer Netherlands (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1007/978-94-017-7602-8_19
OpenAlexW2490682336
ISBN9789401776028
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited50

Archaeology · Arrow · Cave · Cognition · Geography · Middle Stone Age · Spear · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Psychology

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Citations per year1,45
Citation span2015 - 2025 (11)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 15

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