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Simulating symbolic evolution at Blombos and Diepkloof: implications for using transmission chains to study early symbolic behaviour in humans

2025-03-12

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<p>Engraved ochres and ostrich eggshells from the South African Blombos Cave and Diepkloof Rock Shelter are among the earliest expressions of human symbolic behaviour. They appear to document a continuous practice of non-figurative mark-making across ~40.000 years. During this time, the engraved markings change from simpler unstructured patterns to more complex, ordered and symmetric markings such as cross-hatchin...

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Literature Corpus work: 547af4cb-caf0-5207-aa5d-df357cbbeaf6
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/akhfu_v1

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