Dated Rock Engravings from Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa

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J. C. Vogel · Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

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Radiocarbon dates associated with engraved stones from sealed archeological deposits at Wonderwerk Cave in the northern Cape Province indicate that rock engraving in South Africa is at least 10,000 years old.

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Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology South African History and Culture

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Published in: Science

Volume 214, Issue 4516, pp. 64-67

DOI: 10.1126/science.214.4516.64

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Dated Rock Engravings from Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa

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