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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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early modern humans
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:perforated_Nassarius_kraussianus_shells
stone tools
bone points
engraved ochre pieces
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gptkbp:coordinates
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34°24′52″S 21°13′51″E
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gptkbp:datingTo
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about 100,000–70,000 years ago
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1991
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:Christopher_Henshilwood
1991
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gptkbp:excavationOngoing
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Blombos Cave
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gptkbp:knownFor
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bone tools
shell beads
Middle Stone Age artifacts
earliest known ochre engravings
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Western_Cape,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:South_African_Heritage_Resources_Agency
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Still_Bay
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gptkbp:overlooks
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gptkb:Indian_Ocean
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gptkbp:significance
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evidence of symbolic behavior
evidence of early art
evidence of personal ornamentation
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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2015
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Middle_Paleolithic
gptkb:Paleolithic
gptkb:Paleolithic_period
gptkb:Stone_Age
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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