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C14; OSL;
C14 dating of charcoal Reference: W. E. Wendt 'Art Mobilier' from the Apollo 11 Cave South West Africa: Africa's Oldest Dated Works of Art The South African Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 31 No. 121/122 (Jun. 1976) pp. 5-11 John Masson Apollo 11 Cave in Southwest Namibia: Some Observations on the Site and Its Rock Art The South African Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 61 No. 183 (Jun. 2006) pp. 76-89 For Howieson's Poort and Still bay OSL dating: Henshilwood C. S. and B. Dubreuil (2011). "The Still Bay and Howiesons Poort 77–59 ka." Current Anthropology 52(3): 361-400.
mode3 ;Howiesons Poort; Stillbay;hafting; beads adornment; art ; fire;engraving ; engraved ostrich eggshell;beads adornment; painting.
Apollo 11 Cave Kara Region Namibia
W. E. Wendt 'Art Mobilier' from the Apollo 11 Cave South West Africa: Africa's Oldest Dated Works of Art The South African Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 31 No. 121/122 (Jun. 1976) pp. 5-11 John Masson Apollo 11 Cave in Southwest Namibia: Some Observations on the Site and Its Rock Art The South African Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 61 No. 183 (Jun. 2006) pp. 76-89 Henshilwood C. S. and B. Dubreuil (2011). "The Still Bay and Howiesons Poort 77–59 ka." Current Anthropology 52(3): 361-400.