Middle Stone Age shellfish exploitation
Potential indications for mass collecting and resource intensification at Blombos Cave and Klasies River, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9288657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geeske H J Langejans (0000-0003-3640-9054, corresponding author), Karen L Van Niekerk (0000-0003-2261-6861), Gerrit L Dusseldorp (0000-0001-6147-710X), J Francis Thackeray (0000-0001-6884-382X) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 270 |
| Pages | 80-94 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1040-6182 • E-ISSN: 1873-4553 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.09.003 |
| OpenAlex | W2066187834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 78 |
| References cited | 73 |
Aquatic animal · Biology · Cave · Fish · Fishery · Foraging · Geography · Middle Stone Age · Predation · Shellfish · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 78 |
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| Citations per year | 4,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 77 |