Were environmental or demographic factors the driving force behind Middle Stone Age innovations in southern Africa?

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dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Zenobiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Richard G.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:55:10Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:55:10Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionCITATION: Jacobs, Z. & Roberts, R. G. 2009. Were environmental or demographic factors the driving force behind Middle Stone Age innovations in southern Africa?. South African Journal of Science, 105(9-10):333-334.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://archive.sajs.co.za
dc.description.abstractPast human responses to environmental changes have long interested archaeologists. During the last glacial cycle, southern Africa experienced marked climatic fluctuations, as recorded in ice-core records from West and East Antarctica. Two phases of technological and behavioural innovation, known as the Still Bay (SB) and Howieson's Poort (HP) industries, also occurred during this interval of the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Recently, we reported improved estimates for the start and end dates, and durations, of these two industries, and argued that the SB and HP did not reflect a response to environmental factors alone.
dc.description.urihttp://archive.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/105
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dc.format.extent2 pages
dc.identifier.citationJacobs, Z. & Roberts, R. G. 2009. Were environmental or demographic factors the driving force behind Middle Stone Age innovations in southern Africa?. South African Journal of Science, 105(9-10):333-334
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9619
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAcademy of Science for South Africa
dc.rights.holderAcademy of Science for South Africa
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectClimatic changes
dc.subjectGlacial climates
dc.subjectMesolithic period
dc.titleWere environmental or demographic factors the driving force behind Middle Stone Age innovations in southern Africa?en_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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