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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:contains
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charcoal
stone tools
faunal remains
archaeological deposits
ostrich eggshell fragments
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gptkbp:coordinates
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32°10′S 18°30′E
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:culture
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gptkb:Still_Bay
gptkb:Howiesons_Poort
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gptkbp:date
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60,000–80,000 years ago
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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1970s
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:Christopher_Henshilwood
1973
archaeologists
Cedric Poggenpoel
Francois Bon
John Parkington
Lucinda Backwell
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Diepkloof Rock Shelter
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gptkbp:knownFor
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engraved ostrich eggshells
Middle Stone Age occupation
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Western_Cape
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Elands_Bay
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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bone tools
hearths
microlithic tools
engraved geometric patterns
ostrich eggshell water containers
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Middle_Stone_Age
gptkb:Later_Stone_Age
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Cederberg_Mountains
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gptkbp:significance
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evidence of symbolic behavior
early human cognition
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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2015
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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tentative
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Howiesons_Poort
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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