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BBC

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombos Cave
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBC
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBC_Radiocarbon

series: BBC_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	88.8641	67.9153	OxA-4543	E2, MCIV		1960	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	182.189	71.5513	OxA-4544	E2, dune		1880	55	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	-458.636	113.409	Pta-6175	Pta-6175		2400	40	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	1642.66	52.3223	Pta-6184	Pta-6184		290	20	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	231.208	70.7228	Pta-6185	Pta-6185		1840	50	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	-281.174	66.9798	Pta-6246	Pta-6246		2280	50	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	-319.699	94.5256	Pta-6247	Pta-6247		2340	50	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	43.9271	57.4729	Wk-25554	Wk-25554		1995	43	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBC

BBF1

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 1
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF1
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF1_Radiocarbon

series: BBF1_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-5814.96	76.8845	Pta-6177	Pta-6177		6960	70	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF1

BBF2

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 2
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF2
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF2_Radiocarbon

series: BBF2_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-5615.76	64.7012	Pta-6181	Pta-6181		6740	70	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF2

BBF3

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 3
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF3
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF3_Radiocarbon

series: BBF3_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-4804.59	94.7969	Pta-6180	Pta-6180		5960	70	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF3

BBF4

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 4
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF4
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF4_Radiocarbon

series: BBF4_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-4485.69	84.8699	Pta-6176	Pta-6176		5680	70	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF4

BBF5

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 5
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF5
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF5_Radiocarbon

series: BBF5_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-4321.31	90.0898	Pta-6182	Pta-6182		5520	70	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF5

BBF6

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 6
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF6
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF6_Radiocarbon

series: BBF6_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-2591.02	118.285	Pta-6178	Pta-6178		4070	60	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton
	-1952.21	108.393	Pta-6709	Pta-6709		3630	70	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF6

BBF7

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 7
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF7
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF7_Radiocarbon

series: BBF7_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	-1320.27	70.8013	Pta-6179	Pta-6179		3110	50	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	-1385.7	49.5095	Pta-6183	Pta-6183		3170	25	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF7

BBF9

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombosfontein 9
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBF9
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBF9_Radiocarbon

series: BBF9_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	1475.18	55.3077	Pta-6187	Pta-6187		480	45	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	1133.7	59.4534	Pta-6248	Pta-6248		940	50	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBF9

Publications

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Henshilwood, C. (1996) A revised chronology for pastoralism in southernmost Africa: new evidence of sheep at c. 2000 b.p. from Blombos Cave, South Africa. Antiquity, 70(270), pp.945-949. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00084210 data publication
Henshilwood, C.S. (2008) Holocene prehistory of the southern Cape. Excavations at Blombos Cave and Blombosfontein Nature Reserve. BAR International Series 1860. Oxford, Archaeopress. data
Higham, T. F. G., Bronk Ramsey, C., Brock, F., Baker, D., & Ditchfield, P. (2007). Radiocarbon dates from the oxford ams system: archaeometry datelist 32. Archaeometry, 49(S1), 1-60. data
Orton, J. (2015) The introduction of pastoralism to southernmost Africa: thoughts on new contributions to an ongoing debate. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 50(2), pp.250-258. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2015.1019262 data publication

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