Phytoliths as an indicator of early modern humans plant gathering strategies, fire fuel and site occupation intensity during the Middle Stone Age at Pinnacle Point 5-6 (south coast, South Africa)
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Phytoliths as an indicator of early modern humans plant gathering strategies, fire fuel and site occupation intensity during the Middle Stone Age at Pinnacle Point 5-6 (south coast, South Africa)
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Paleobotany, Combustion, Calcite, Archaeology, Grasses, Sediment, Dicotyledons, Leaves
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages e0198558
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2018-06-05
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0198558
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