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Geological and archeological insight into site formation processes and acheulean occupation at wonderwerk cave, northern cape province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, Paul
dc.contributor.authorRhodes, Sara E.
dc.contributor.authorChazan, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T11:23:46Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T11:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractWonderwerk Cave, located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, is a rare cave site with a sequence of Acheulean occupation that is derived from activity within the cave rather than via avens. Building on previous publication of the sedimentary context for the Acheulean sequence based on the North Profile of Excavation 1 at Wonderwerk Cave, we present here new observations based on micromorphological analysis of the Southern Profile of Excavation 1 and the Acheulean component of Excavation 2, along with preliminary observations on the context of artifact deposition based on renewed high-precision excavation. The results largely support earlier observations including the low density of artifacts, the aeolian contribution to the sediments, and the absence of water transport within the cave. New observations are primarily the presence of a significant component of rhizoliths in the South Profile that appear to be the result of the penetration of roots into the cave from the surface of the hill. This study adds significantly to our understanding of site formation processes and hominin activity during the Acheulean at the front of the cave. However, these remain limited windows into a much larger system that will require continued investigation.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s41982-023-00157-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2520-8217
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20203
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relationInterdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behavior
dc.subjectWonderwerk Cavept_PT
dc.subjectAcheuleanpt_PT
dc.subjectMicromorphologypt_PT
dc.subjectRhizolithspt_PT
dc.subjectRootsiclespt_PT
dc.subjectSite formationpt_PT
dc.titleGeological and archeological insight into site formation processes and acheulean occupation at wonderwerk cave, northern cape province, South Africapt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleInterdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behavior
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04211%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage33pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Paleolithic Archaeologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume6pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.givenNameSara
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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