General
General
Object Auto ID
73387
Common Name
Lithic artifacts
Classified Name
Lithics
Quantity
10.00
Object Description

Lithic artifacts from the Witberg 1 MSA site in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve that are to undergo destructive geochemical analysis.

Provenance

Artifacts are from the MSA horizon stratigraphic Unit E

Owner
McGregor Museum
Description
Material Types
Quartzite
Technique Types
Flaking
Colours
Grey
Distinguishing Features

The samples consist only of lithic pieces of lesser significance, specifically flakes with no technological traits and manuports. 

Inscriptions
None
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
No measurements were taken.
History
Object Age
Between 130 and 330 thousand years ago (ka)
Object Age Comment
Lithic artifacts coming from Witberg 1 MSA occupation horizon dated to between 130 and 330 thousand years ago (ka) using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and uranium–thorium (U-Th) dating.

Geological Period
Pleistocene
Cultural Association
Middle Stone Age
Maker Comment
These are archeological artifacts made by MSA hominins
Place of Use
Cape Town
Date of Use
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
Site Reference
Witberg 1
Stratigraphic Unit
MSA horizon Unit E
x y z
Media
Witberg 1 geochemical samples.pdf (863.12 KB)
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