Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10499067 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Mumba Bed V has been branded as both Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Late Stone Age (LSA). ⺠Experimental bipolar reduction produces more shatter than does freehand knapping. ⺠We track the relative amount of lithic shatter in Mumba's Beds III, V, and VI. ⺠In terms of bipolar knapping Bed V is similar to the Bed III LSA, not Bed VI MSA. ⺠Results consistent with other evidence that Bed V was earliest East African LSA.
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Authors
Metin I. Eren, Fernando Diez-Martin, Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo,