Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).

The variability associated with Sibudu's Howiesons Poort Industry highlights the unpredictable trajectory of technology in the Middle Stone Age. We reach this conclusion through a study of the technology on quartz from one of the Howiesons Poort layers (Grey Sand) from Sibudu rock shelter. Quar...

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Autores principales:	Paloma de la Peña, Lyn Wadley
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6de14c955dc147f2b22d98d170d194042021-11-25T06:08:50ZQuartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0101534https://doaj.org/article/6de14c955dc147f2b22d98d170d194042014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25014352/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The variability associated with Sibudu's Howiesons Poort Industry highlights the unpredictable trajectory of technology in the Middle Stone Age. We reach this conclusion through a study of the technology on quartz from one of the Howiesons Poort layers (Grey Sand) from Sibudu rock shelter. Quartz bifacial technology has previously been described at the site, but this new in-depth study of the quartz technology reveals other strategies. First is the recurring employment of bipolar knapping, formerly considered as a defining feature of the Later Stone Age. Secondly, we highlight a laminar technology with emphasis on small quartz bladelets. Bipolar cores are most common, followed by prismatic cores. The knapping strategies in Grey Sand seem to involve systematic recycling and the deliberate production of microliths.Paloma de la PeñaLyn WadleyPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 7, p e101534 (2014)
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description	The variability associated with Sibudu's Howiesons Poort Industry highlights the unpredictable trajectory of technology in the Middle Stone Age. We reach this conclusion through a study of the technology on quartz from one of the Howiesons Poort layers (Grey Sand) from Sibudu rock shelter. Quartz bifacial technology has previously been described at the site, but this new in-depth study of the quartz technology reveals other strategies. First is the recurring employment of bipolar knapping, formerly considered as a defining feature of the Later Stone Age. Secondly, we highlight a laminar technology with emphasis on small quartz bladelets. Bipolar cores are most common, followed by prismatic cores. The knapping strategies in Grey Sand seem to involve systematic recycling and the deliberate production of microliths.
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author	Paloma de la Peña Lyn Wadley
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title	Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
title_short	Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
title_full	Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
title_fullStr	Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
title_full_unstemmed	Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
title_sort	quartz knapping strategies in the howiesons poort at sibudu (kwazulu-natal, south africa).
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Quartz knapping strategies in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).

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