Revisiting Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South Africa: First geoarchaeological results

Author(s):
Sifogeorgakis, I.; Dusseldorp, G.L. (0000-0001-6147-710X)
Published
2019
Publication type
Still image (photo, video, movie)

Abstract

In 2018 we initiated a geoarchaeological investigation of Umhlatuzana rock shelter. Our aim is to clarify the depositional environment of the Middle and Later Stone Age (MSA-LSA) assemblages (~70 – 20 ka), in light of suggestions of post depositional sediment movement (Kaplan 1990). The Pleistocene sequence shows few visible stratigraphic boundaries. Sedimentological analysis allows us to evaluate the depositional environment.

Date issued
2019-09-19
Language
English
hdl
1887/82311

Conference

Meeting name
ESHE
Meeting location
Liège
Meeting date
2019-09-19 - 2019-09-21

Funding

Sponsorship
NWO
Grant number
Vidi 276-60-004