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Rock Hyraxes (Procavia capensis) from Middle Stone Age Levels at Blombos Cave,South Africa |
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| Authors: | Shaw Badenhorst Karen L van Niekerk Christopher S Henshilwood |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Archaeozoology, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (former Transvaal Museum), 432 Paul Kruger St, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa 2. Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of South Africa, PO Box 392, UNISA, 0003, South Africa 3. Institute for Archaeology, History, Culture and Religion, University of Bergen, Postbox 7805, 5020, Bergen, Norway 4. Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050, South Africa |
| Abstract: | The ～100 ka Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, southern Cape, South Africa, contain numerous rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) remains. It is often ambiguous to interpret rock hyrax remains from archaeological deposits deriving from cave and shelter sites in southern Africa as the agent or agents of accumulation may be difficult to establish. In this paper, the different taphonomic signatures separating anthropogenic from natural accumulations at Blombos Cave are considered. The analysis indicates that although a few specimens show evidence for raptor and carnivore accumulation, there is also substantial evidence that suggests humans preyed on these small mammals during different times of the year. |
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