An engraved bone fragment from c.70,000 year-old Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Afri

2024-12-18 Classification：language Click()
Author：D'Errico, F; Henshilwood, C; Nilssen, P

Article Title：An engraved bone fragment from c.70,000 year-old Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for the origin of symbolism and language

Abstract：
Examination of marks on a bone from Blombos Cave reveals that they were intentionally engraved and there is evidence of bone working techniques at the site. Engraved designs have also been identified on pieces of ochre from Blombos Cave, suggesting such engraving was a symbolic meaning.

Keywords: Middle Stone Age; symbolism; engraving; cut marks; Blombos Cave; South Africa

DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00060968

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