Neutron tomographic assessment of incisions on prehistoric stone slabs: A case study from wonderwerk cave, south africa

L. Jacobson; F. C. De Beer; R. Nshimirimana; L. K. Horwitz; M. Chazan

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00670.x

Neutron tomographic assessment of incisions on prehistoric stone slabs: A case study from wonderwerk cave, south africa

L. Jacobson, F. C. De Beer, R. Nshimirimana, L. K. Horwitz, M. Chazan

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This study presents the application of neutron tomography to the analysis of ironstone slabs found in a late Earlier Stone Age context (Fauresmith industry) at the back of Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. These slabs have markings on the surface that might be anthropogenic, and thus significant to understanding the emergence of human symbolic behaviour. Neutron tomography proved to be an effective tool for distinguishing surface incisions from lines that are the expression of internal fissures in the rock.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00670.x
State	Published - Feb 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Banded Ironstone
Earlier Stone Age
Fauresmith
Neutron Tomography
Symbolic Artefacts
Wonderwerk Cave

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