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Bedding, hearths, and site maintenance in the Middle Stone Age of Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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| Authors: | Paul Goldberg Christopher E. Miller Solveig Schiegl Bertrand Ligouis Francesco Berna Nicholas J. Conard Lyn Wadley |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Archaeology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA 2. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Arch?ologie des Mittelalters, Abteilung ?ltere Urgeschichte und Quart?r?kologie, Eberhard-Karls-Universit?t Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany 3. Institute for Human Evolution and School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Abstract: | Micromorphological analysis of sediments from the Middle Stone Age site of Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, provides a high-resolution sequence and evidence of site formation processes of predominantly anthropogenic deposits. This methodology allows for a detailed interpretation of individual anthropogenic activities, including the construction of hearths and bedding and the maintenance of occupational surfaces through the sweep out of hearths and the repeated burning of bedding. This analysis also provides a context for evaluating other studies at the site relating to magnetic susceptibility, paleobotany, paleozoology, anthracology, and studies of ochre. |
| Keywords: | Micromorphology Organic petrology Middle Stone Age Combustion features Char Charcoal Secretinite |
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