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Christopher S. Henshilwood | Researchclopedia

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Christopher S. Henshilwood

University of the Witwatersrand ORCID

127

Works

10,312

Citations

43

h-index

72

i10-index

Research Topics

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Archaeology and Rock Art Studies

Affiliations

State University of New York2001–2004

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences2003–2003

University of Cape Town1996–1997

Centre For Development Studies2006–2016

Université du Québec à Montréal2012–2012

Top Works

Emergence of Modern Human Behavior: Middle Stone Age Engravings from South Africa

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d’Errico,et al.

2002968 citations

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

The Origin of Modern Human Behavior

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Curtis W. Marean

2003719 citations

Nassarius kraussianus shell beads from Blombos Cave: evidence for symbolic behaviour in the Middle Stone Age

Francesco d’Errico,Christopher S. Henshilwood,et al.

2004709 citations

Engraved ochres from the Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d’Errico,et al.

2009612 citations

Middle Stone Age Shell Beads from South Africa

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d’Errico,et al.

2004609 citations

A 100,000-Year-Old Ochre-Processing Workshop at Blombos Cave, South Africa

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d’Errico,et al.

2011585 citations

Archaeological Evidence for the Emergence of Language, Symbolism, and Music–An Alternative Multidisciplinary Perspective

Francesco d’Errico,Christopher S. Henshilwood,et al.

2003502 citations

An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and language

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Francesco d’Errico,et al.

2001465 citations

Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels

Christopher S. Henshilwood,Judith Sealy,et al.

2001457 citations