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Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter
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| Location | KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa |
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| Type | Rock shelter |
| Length | 47 m |
| Width | 8 m |
| Height | 17.5 m |
| History | |
| Periods | Marine Isotope Stage 5-1 |
| Cultures | Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, Iron Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1985, 2018-2019 |
Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter is an archaeological site located in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, near the suburb of Hillcrest.[1] The site preserves a significant archaeological sequence spanning the Middle Stone Age (MSA) to Later Stone Age (LSA) transition, making it one of the few sites in southern Africa with continuous occupation through this important period.[2]
- ^ Sifogeorgaki, I.; Klinkenberg, V.; Esteban, I. (2020). "New Excavations at Umhlatuzana rockshelter, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A stratigraphic and taphonomic evaluation". African Archaeological Review. 37: 551–578. doi:10.1007/s10437-020-09410-w.
- ^ Sifogeorgaki, I.; Huisman, H.; Karkanas, P. (2024). "Sand, hearths, lithics and a bit of bioturbation: Site formation processes at Umhlatuzana rockshelter, South Africa". Geoarchaeology. 39: 212–237. doi:10.1002/gea.21988.
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