Middle Stone Age Shell Beads from South Africa

Henshilwood et al focus on the middle stone age shell beads from South Africa. The shells cannot derive from the cave walls, are too small to be leftovers from human food, and were not brought to the site accidentally by animals, because their only known predator is a gastropod.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2004-04, Vol.304 (5669), p.404-404
Hauptverfasser:	Henshilwood, Christopher, d'Errico, Francesco, Vanhaeren, Marian, van Niekerk, Karen, Jacobs, Zenobia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa Anglo Americans Animals Archaeology Archaeology and Prehistory Brevia Culture Eggshells Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Latent semantic analysis Mesolithic period Palaeolithic and epipalaeolithic Paleontology Prehistoric era Prehistoric peoples Prehistory and protohistory Research Needs Shells Snails Social Behavior South Africa Southern and East Africa Symbolism Ticks
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Zusammenfassung:	Henshilwood et al focus on the middle stone age shell beads from South Africa. The shells cannot derive from the cave walls, are too small to be leftovers from human food, and were not brought to the site accidentally by animals, because their only known predator is a gastropod.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.1095905