EARLY HUMAN SOCIAL TRANSITION DURING MIS-5: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE KALAHARI BASIN
By:
Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise
Date:
Tue, 14/03/2023 - 18:30 to 19:30
Venue:
SA Astronomical Observatory auditorium
Branch:
Western Cape
14 MARCH 2023
S A A O AUDITORIUM, OBSERVATORY
18:30 – 19:30
By: PRECIOUS CHIWARA-MAENZANISE
Title:“EARLY HUMAN SOCIAL TRANSITION DURING MIS-5: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE KALAHARI BASIN“
Title:“EARLY HUMAN SOCIAL TRANSITION DURING MIS-5: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE KALAHARI BASIN“
Abstract:
Multidisciplinary research suggests that the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 (c.130 – 74ka) is a key period for understanding the emergence and expansion of modern humans. Several researchers have hypothesized that the MIS 5 period in southern Africa is generally characterized by less interaction and reduced intergroup connectedness. In this talk, I present some preliminary findings from my ongoing doctoral research in the Kalahari Basin which seeks to test this hypothesis using MIS 5 lithics from Ga-Mohana, Florisbad, Kathu Pan 6, Erfkroon, #Gi and White Paintings shelter.
Bio:
Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise completed her BA, BA Special Honours and Master’s Degrees in Archaeology at the University of Zimbabwe before joining UCT Archaeology’s Human Research Institute (HERI) where she is currently undertaking her doctoral studies under the supervision of Dr Yonatan Sahle and Dr Jayne Wilkins. She is part of the North Kuruman Palaeoarchaeology Project – an interdisciplinary research project that is investigating the southern Kalahari of South Africa, drawing attention to the early record of human evolution that extends beyond the coastal regions.
Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise completed her BA, BA Special Honours and Master’s Degrees in Archaeology at the University of Zimbabwe before joining UCT Archaeology’s Human Research Institute (HERI) where she is currently undertaking her doctoral studies under the supervision of Dr Yonatan Sahle and Dr Jayne Wilkins. She is part of the North Kuruman Palaeoarchaeology Project – an interdisciplinary research project that is investigating the southern Kalahari of South Africa, drawing attention to the early record of human evolution that extends beyond the coastal regions.