14419
Author
Smith, Andrew B.; Poggenpoel, Cedric
Title Of Article Chaper
The technology of bone tool fabrication in the south-western Cape, South Africa
Title Of Journal Book
World archaeology
Volume
20
Issue
1
Pages
103-115
Collation
13 figs., 3 plates, bibliog.
ISSN
0043-8243
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Bone tools are to be found in almost every excavation of Later Stone Age sites in southern Africa. A bone tool fabrication area was identified at Kasteelberg on the Vredenberg Peninsula where the entire process of production can be seen. The paper describes the process of bone preparation, experimental work on bone, and compares the finished product from Kasteelberg and other sites in the Cape with ethnographic arrow-points made by San hunters. -- AATA
Keywords
Tool Bone Technology;Technology Stone Age South Africa AATA
pub_id
14419