A sample integrity analysis of faunal remains from the RSp layer at Sibudu Cave

• Published in: Southern African humanities Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 261 - 277
• Main Author: Wells, Colleen R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pietermarintzburg Council of the Natal Museum 01.11.2006; KwaZulu-Natal Museum

I examine Middle Stone Age faunal remains from Sibudu Cave's RSp layer, which has an age of ~50 ka. The study focuses on taphonomy, taxonomic composition, skeletal part representation and bone modification. The assemblage was found to have suffered from severe fragmentation and minimal density-...