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The Fifth International Workshop for African Archaeobotany will
be held 2-5 July, 2006
at the Institute of Archaeology,
University College London. For scheduled papers and absracts select days below.
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The Fifth International Workshop for African Archaeobotany will
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Monday, 3 July, 2006 Session: Gathered resources: foragers, wood fuels and the environmental impac
Evidence for Podocarpus forest and changes in anthropogenic wood use at Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lucy Fiona Allott Centre for Applied Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University College London
Charcoals recovered from layers dating to >60,000 before present are dominated by Podocarpus species. The charcoal assemblages from these layers contain evergreen forest taxa and differ to assemblages from the younger Middle Stone Age which contain more bushveld deciduous taxa. Although the Middle Stone Age charcoal assemblage provides evidence for change in woody vegetation, the dominance of Podocarpus can also be interpreted as evidence for change in wood collecting strategy. This may be driven by environmental change alone or by the different activities for which the wood was collected. Supporting evidence is presented for both suggestions. ……………………………………
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