The lithic technology of the Early Middle Stone Age in southern Africa

南部非洲中石器时代早期的石器技术

• 批准号: 191563966
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Nicholas J. Conard
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: AnTET
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2009-12-31 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/191563966?language=en
• 关键词: lithic; technology; Early; Middle; Stone

This research project addresses the nature of lithic technology and economies of anatomically modern human groups before their dispersal out of Africa. The project focuses on the Early Middle Stone Age of southern Africa, the period preceding the appearance of the innovative Stillbay and Howiesons Poort complexes. Despite its prominence, the Early MSA in southern Africa still remains poorly defined and documented. This two years project will focus on the lithic assemblages of the sites of Diepkloof Rock Shelter and the nearby Elands Bay Cave (Western Cape Province, South Africa). A technological and petrographical analysis, never performed in such contexts, will be executed. The goal of the project is to reassess the current conventions and interpretations about the cultural chronology during the MSA.

本研究项目探讨了解剖学上的现代人类群体在离开非洲之前的石器技术和经济的性质。该项目侧重于非洲南部的早期中石器时代，这是创新的Stillbay和Howiesons港口综合体出现之前的时期。尽管它的突出，早期MSA在南部非洲仍然是不明确的定义和文件。这个为期两年的项目将重点关注Diepkloof岩石避难所和附近的Elands湾洞穴（南非西开普省）的岩石组合。将进行在这种情况下从未进行过的技术和岩石学分析。该项目的目标是重新评估当前关于MSA期间文化年代学的惯例和解释。