A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa

dc.contributor.advisorWilkins, Jayne
dc.contributor.advisorParkington, John
dc.contributor.authorMatlhoko, Khumo
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-28T12:24:01Z
dc.date.available2025-02-28T12:24:01Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.updated2025-02-28T12:05:37Z
dc.description.abstractHowiesons Poort (HP) lithic assemblages have sparked many debates around their significance It is now widely accepted that the HP forms part of the Middle Stone Age, stratified above the Still Bay (SB) and/or beneath MSA III assemblages, however, reasons for the appearance and disappearance of the HP is still up for debate, and little work has been done to characterize its variability across geographic space. In my research I quantitatively compare data from published HP assemblages found in various coastal rock and cave sites in southern Africa to the HP sequence found in Kathu Pan 6 (KP6), an inland open-air site in the Northern Cape. The results of this quantitative analysis between KP6 and other sites, namely Klipdrift Shelter, Klasies River Mouth, and Pinnacle Point 5-6, will allow me to characterize geographical variability in the HP and identify possible explanations for this variability, including different foraging and mobility strategies in different environments across southern Africa.
dc.identifier.apacitationMatlhoko, K. (2024). <i>A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41059en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMatlhoko, Khumo. <i>"A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41059en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMatlhoko, K. 2024. A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41059en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Matlhoko, Khumo AB - Howiesons Poort (HP) lithic assemblages have sparked many debates around their significance It is now widely accepted that the HP forms part of the Middle Stone Age, stratified above the Still Bay (SB) and/or beneath MSA III assemblages, however, reasons for the appearance and disappearance of the HP is still up for debate, and little work has been done to characterize its variability across geographic space. In my research I quantitatively compare data from published HP assemblages found in various coastal rock and cave sites in southern Africa to the HP sequence found in Kathu Pan 6 (KP6), an inland open-air site in the Northern Cape. The results of this quantitative analysis between KP6 and other sites, namely Klipdrift Shelter, Klasies River Mouth, and Pinnacle Point 5-6, will allow me to characterize geographical variability in the HP and identify possible explanations for this variability, including different foraging and mobility strategies in different environments across southern Africa. DA - 2024 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - archeology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2024 T1 - A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa TI - A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41059 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41059
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMatlhoko K. A quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 2024 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41059en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Archaeology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectarcheology
dc.titleA quantitative comparison of the Howiesons Poort lithic assemblage from Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape with other Howiesons Poort assemblages in Southern Africa
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_sci_2024_matlhoko khumo.pdf
Size:
1.91 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.72 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Collections