Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise- Doctor of Philosophy
- Post doctoral Fellow at University of Cape Town
Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Post doctoral Fellow at University of Cape Town
Postdoctoral research fellow @UCT
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Introduction
Currently working on the following topic: Early human social transmission during MIS 5: A perspective from the Kalahari Basin.
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May 2024 - present
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Zimbabwe is home to numerous well-preserved deposits spanning from the Earlier to the Later Stone Age. However, research on the Middle Stone Age has been limited, with most studies conducted during the colonial era. Following independence, economic decline and political challenges have led to sporadic research efforts, leaving Zimbabwe marginalised...
The social transmission of cultural information is widely acknowledged as a key factor in the survival of our species. This paper explores lithic technological systems to assess the presence and extent of cultural information transmission between early human groups in the Kalahari Basin and its environs during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 (~130e74...
Australian-born Raymond Dart arrived in South Africa in 1922 and subsequently gave the name Australopithecus africanus to the fossilised juvenile skull discovered by mine workers in Taung, North West Province. After this discovery, and its announcement in 1925, the discipline of palaeoanthropology grew exponentially on the continent. This centennia...
Microlithic backed tools are a key feature of the Later Stone Age late Holocene period in southern Africa. These tools were widely distributed and produced in various geometric shapes and sizes. Despite extensive study and classification, questions remain regarding whether their morphological variability was driven by functional, technological, or...
The Pleistocene archaeological record of Zimbabwe encompasses Earlier Stone Age, Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age cultural phases represented by various lithic industries, such as the Oldowan, Acheulean, Bembesi, Charama, and Bambata. The majority of the prehistoric archaeological occurrences in the country are found in the western part, especi...
This paper presents preliminary results from a newly excavated open-air Later Stone Age site attributed to the Wilton Industry at Kathu Pan 6 in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Basic data on the lithics, fauna (including a large ivory fragment), and ostrich eggshell (including beads) recovered during two seasons of excavation (2016–2017...
The Earlier Stone Age is a period of African prehistory (2 million-years- ago to 250 thousand-years-ago) that is represented
at several archaeological sites across southern Africa. During this time, our human ancestors manufactured and used stone
tools. Tool types and forms changed over time and varied across geographic space. Researchers categoriz...
Homo sapiens exhibit extreme behavioural plasticity, mediated by culture and technology, that permits us to adapt rapidly to new environments and situations. Understanding the role that past climate change played in selecting for Homo sapiens’ adaptability is a key question in human evolution research. The arid and semi-arid Kalahari Basin in south...
This chapter presents a functional analysis of stone artefacts from
Redcliff Cave near the town of Kwekwe in Central Zimbabwe. The
study employs microscopic use-wear and residue analysis methods
to explore the possible function of stone artefacts from the site.
The main indication from the study is that the studied materials
were potentially used f...
