Silcrete Heat Treatment Practices During the Early Howiesons Poort at Diepkloof Rock Shelter: Implications for the MSA Technical Traditions of the Cape Region
- 6 October 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 29
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Funding Information
- Fondation Fyssen
- Deutsch Forschungsgemeinschaft (SCHM 3275/4-1)
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (grant ANR-21-CE27-0030-01)
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