南非装配的多尺度分析:莱索托的哈马科托的中石器时代
Tjaark Siemssen1,2, Charles Arthur3,4, Genevieve Dewar4,5
1School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
概括
这项研究详细介绍了来自莱索托的哈马科托的中石器时代 (MSA) 工具包,可以追溯到42,000多年前. 这些发现揭示了多样化的石材工业,并提供了对南非早期人类行为和环境适应的见解.
科学领域:
- 考古学的考古学
- 古人类学古人类学.
- 非洲史前史 非洲史前史
背景情况:
- 南非的中石器时代 (MSA) 的特点是技术的多样性.
- 了解区域差异对于重建MSA生活方式至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 描述和分析最近从莱索托的哈马科托 (Ha Makotoko) 挖掘的MSA石器组合.
- 在南非更广泛的MSA技术综合体中将Ha Makotoko组合置于背景中.
主要方法:
- 哈马科托古遗址的挖掘和约会.
- 石质文物分析,包括类型分类和技术评估.
- 使用磨损分析以确定工具功能.
- 与非洲南部其他MSA遗址进行比较分析.
主要成果:
- 哈马科托克组装可以追溯到42多年前 (海洋同位素阶段3) 并且包括带有叶片和叶片的基于片的工业.
- 动物遗迹表明草原环境.
- 使用服装表明,尖端是有的,用于屠宰和木工.
- 组装与后HowiesonsPoort技术复合体和最终MSA相似,但具有独特的特点.
结论:
- 哈·马科托克组装为人们对中石器时代不太了解的阶段增加了关键数据.
- 该站点的位置证明了MSA工具包在各种环境中的适应性.
- 这些发现凸显了MSA内部的技术复杂性和区域差异.
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