Dating, Paleoenvironments, and Archaeology
A Progress Report on the Sunnyside 1 Site, Clarens, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5947671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoë Henderson (0000-0003-0366-1587, National Museum, corresponding author), Louis Scott (0000-0002-4531-0497, University of the Free State), Lloyd Rossouw (0000-0001-9433-1430, National Museum), Zenobia Jacobs (0000-0001-5424-5837) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-149 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1551-823X • E-ISSN: 1551-8248 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ap3a.2006.16.1.139 |
| OpenAlex | W2021602059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 30 |
Susan Kent had been working on a project excavating an open-air archaeological site in the eastern Free State, South Africa, at the time of her death. She had commissioned geological studies, which had indicated that the archaeological horizon was in situ, and had involved colleagues in taking dating, pollen, and phytolith samples. We decided to continue with the analysis of the samples after her death and to complete the analysis of the artifacts from the site. This multifaceted approach to understanding the context of the archaeological horizon was the background against which Susan intended to investigate the spatial distribution of the lithic material as a means of identifying activity areas at the site. This chapter reports some of the results of the continuing analysis. The archaeological horizon has been dated to around 30 ka by optically stimulated luminescence. This date supports the final Middle Stone Age or Transitional Middle Stone Age/Later Stone Age designation suggested by a preliminary analysis of part of the lithic sample. Paleoenvironmental information from the site indicates that conditions were favorable for human settlement in the eastern Free State area during this period. Although the site may not necessarily be suitable to answer all the questions Susan initially asked of it, it will certainly make a contribution to our understanding of human settlement of the area during this little-researched time period of the central interior
Archaeological record · Archaeology · Art · Cave · Context (archaeology · Geography · Horizon · Lithic technology · Middle Stone Age · Period (music · Phytolith · Pollen · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
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Pleistocene archaeology and environments of the Free State, South Africa
The use of OSL dating in unstructured sands
Archaeological approaches to the present
The Archaeology of Southern Africa
An Introduction to Optical Dating
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The single aliquot regenerative dose protocol
A Morphological Classification of Grass Silica-Bodies
Potential of Opal Phytoliths for use in Paleoecological Reconstruction
Advances in luminescence instrument systems
Luminescence dating of quaternary sediments
Direct dating of Florisbad hominid
Phytolith analysis
The Later Stone Age of Southernmost Africa
An introduction to optical dating
A Comparison of Three Methods for the Extraction of Phytoliths from Sediments
Prospects and limits of a phytolith key for grasses in the central United States
The Archaeology of Southern Africa
A 22 000 Year-Old Middle Stone Age Camp Site with Plant Food Remains from the North-Eastern Cape
Late Pleistocene Technology at Rose Cottage Cave
The MSA/LSA Transition in Southern Africa
The Robberg Industry of Rose Cottage Cave, Eastern Free State
"Behavioral Archaeology and the "Pompeii Premise
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |