• the Howieson's Poort Shelter archaeological site near Grahamstown in South Africa, where the first assemblage of these tools was discovered. Howiesons Poort...
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  • Howieson's Poort Shelter is a small rock shelter in South Africa containing the archaeological site from which the Howiesons Poort period in the Middle...
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    behavior is traced back to sites in this region, including Blombos Cave, Howiesons Poort, Still Bay, and Pinnacle Point. The term "Middle Stone Age" (MSA) was...
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  • Cottage Cave Howiesons Poort encompasses an evolving classification of three phases: the pre-Howiesons Poort (pre-HP) phase, the Howiesons Poort (HP) phase...
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    Howieson's Poort and Still Bay? Journal of Human Evolution, 64, 314–317. Tribolo, C., et al. (2009) Thermoluminescence dating of a Stillbay–Howiesons...
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    Bay, Still Bay (72,000–71,000 years ago), Howiesons Poort (before 61,000 years ago), post-Howiesons Poort (58,500 years ago), late (47,700 years ago)...
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  • Places in South Africa Hex River Poort Pass, a mountain pass Howieson's Poort Shelter, an archeological site Howiesons Poort, a cultural period in the Stone...
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    50,000-year benchmark of the Upper Paleolithic Revolution models. Howiesons Poort, Blombos, and other South African archaeological sites, for example...
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    at the site, along with lithics from the Wilton, Albany, Robberg, Howiesons Poort industries. Other notable finds include painted marker stones and pottery...
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  • using culture stratigraphy, they determined stages as MSA I, MSA II, Howiesons Poort, MSA III and MSA IV, which allowed comparison across the caves. Critiques...
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    Cartwright, C; Coudenneau, A; Klein, R; Steele, T; Verna, C (2010). "A Howiesons Poort tradition of engraving ostrich eggshell containers dated to 60,000...
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    Blombos Border Boomplaas Byneskranskop Cango Diepkloof Elands Bay Howieson's Poort Klasies River Melkhoutboom Nelson Bay Pinnacle Point Sibudu Stadsaal...
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    Francesco; Wadley, Lyn (2008). "Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa". Journal of Archaeological Science...
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    presence of such eggshells with engraved hatched symbols dating from the Howiesons Poort period of the Middle Stone Age at Diepkloof Rock Shelter in South Africa...
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    about 45,000 BP and encompassing pre-Stillbay, Stillbay, Howiesons Poort, and post-Howiesons Poort periods. It is about 25 metres (82 ft) wide and 15 metres...
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    d'Errico, F; Wadley, L (2008). "Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa". Journal of Archaeological Science...
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    be used as canteens. The presence of such eggshells dating from the Howiesons Poort period of the Middle Stone Age at Diepkloof Rock Shelter in South Africa...
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    d'Errico F, Wadley L.(2008). Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science...
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    Henshilwood, Christopher S.; Dubreuil, Benoit (2011). "The Still Bay and Howiesons Poort, 77-59 ka: Symbolic Material Culture and the Evolution of the Mind...
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    existed, which included MSA 1 (Pietersberg), MSA 2b (Howiesons Poort), MSA 3 (post-Howiesons Poort) and ELSA (Early Later Stone Age). Lucinda Backwell's...
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    Cartwright C, Coudenneau A, Klein R, Steele T, Verna C. (2010). "A Howiesons Poort tradition of engraving ostrich eggshell containers dated to 60,000...
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  • Cartwright, C; Coudenneau, A; Klein, R; Steele, T; Verna, C (2010). "A Howiesons Poort tradition of engraving ostrich eggshell containers dated to 60,000...
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    microlithic and "backed-segment" technologies analogous to the African "Howiesons Poort" and related technologies, together with a range of distinctively "modern"...
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    Klein, Richard; Steele, Teresa; Verna, Christine (6 April 2010). "A Howiesons Poort tradition of engraving ostrich eggshell containers dated to 60,000...
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  • Hollow-point bullet, a type of round Home page, the main page of a website Howiesons Poort, a stone-age technology period in Africa Search for "hp" , "h-p", or...
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    Gladysvale Cave Gauteng Sterkfontein Swartkrans Gondolin Cave North West Howieson's Poort Shelter Eastern Cape Grahamstown Klasies River Caves Eastern Cape Humansdorp...
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    that show up in several archaeological assemblages dating back to the Howiesons Poort (~70,000 years ago). Stone segments are often geometric in shape forming...
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    such as Albany, Wilton and Howieson's Poort, have given their names to various archaeological cultures. The Howieson's Poort site has been of particular...
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    Blombos Border Boomplaas Byneskranskop Cango Diepkloof Elands Bay Howieson's Poort Klasies River Melkhoutboom Nelson Bay Pinnacle Point Sibudu Stadsaal...
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    Blombos Border Boomplaas Byneskranskop Cango Diepkloof Elands Bay Howieson's Poort Klasies River Melkhoutboom Nelson Bay Pinnacle Point Sibudu Stadsaal...
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