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Archaeological Excavation

Archaeological Excavation is a systematic method of field investigation in archaeology involving the controlled exposure, recording, and recovery of material remains from the past, distinguished by its stratigraphic precision and contextual analysis to reconstruct human activities at sites such as Great Zimbabwe.

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Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice

A. J. B. Humphreys, Colin Renfrew, Paul G. Bahn · The South African Archaeological Bulletin · 1992 · 812 citations

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Microstratigraphic evidence of in situ fire in the Acheulean strata of Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape province, South Africa

Francesco Berna, Paul Goldberg, Liora Kolska Horwitz et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 610 citations · Full text

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The Archaeology of Southern Africa

Michael S. Bisson, Peter Mitchell · The International Journal of African Historical Studies · 2003 · 513 citations

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

Christopher S. Henshilwood, Judith Sealy, Royden Yates et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2001 · 459 citations

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The Excavations in Kebara Cave, Mt. Carmel [and Comments and Replies]

O. Bar-Yosef, Bernard Vandermeersch, B. Arensburg et al. · Current Anthropology · 1992 · 288 citations · Full text

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    Paul Goldberg

    Boston University, United States

    14 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Audax Mabulla

    University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    13 publications · 742 citations

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    Lyn Wadley

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    12 publications · 450 citations

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    Peter Mitchell

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 815 citations

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    Aron Mazel

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    11 publications · 440 citations

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  1. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    29 h-index

    207 publications

    7.7K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    78 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    27 h-index

    142 publications

    6.2K citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    26 h-index

    83 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    78 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Oxford Archaeology

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    56 publications

    2.7K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    64 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    22 h-index

    65 publications

    2.8K citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 51 publications · 4.2K citations

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  2. Antiquity

    74 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa

    72 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. The South African Archaeological Bulletin

    66 publications · 3.4K citations

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  5. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

    PPS · 54 publications · 2.1K citations

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