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ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 5, 期 4, 页码 351-363出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-013-0118-7
关键词
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL); Bioturbation; Canteen Kopje; Middle Stone Age; Early Later Stone Age; Colonial archaeology
资金
- Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- University of Toronto International Experiential Study Program
Archaeological research at the site of Canteen Kopje, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, has focused on the rich Earlier Stone Age assemblages recovered from the Younger Vaal Gravels. This paper presents the results of excavation and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of the overlying Hutton Sands. We discuss the evidence for colonial period interaction between diamond miners and indigenous groups at the site, as well as the presence of an earlier phase of terminal Middle Stone Age/early Later Stone Age occupation. The OSL analyses demonstrate the potential distortion of OSL ages due to substantial bioturbation and its effect on the dating of archaeological sites situated in unconsolidated sands.
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