Front matter

Peer-reviewed research report

Morphological and functional variability of the geometric microlithic backed tools from the late Holocene at Pomongwe Cave (Matobo, western Zimbabwe). P. Chiwara-Maenzanise, A. Nhamo & G. Porraz…3561

Archaeological survey of the Modder River dongas, Free State, South Africa. F.C. Monteagudo, M. Richard, L. Rossouw & M. Toffolo…3540

Dune, outcrop, and pan sediments from the southern Kalahari Basin: A geoarchaeological case study from the Kgalagadi district, Botswana. I. Faul, T. Grandfield, S. Dreibrodt, S. Mothulatshipi, P. Segadika, C. Green, M. Frouin & M. Ecker…3408 

Granite spalling as a proxy of climate change during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene at Pomongwe Cave, Matobo World Heritage Landscape. T.R. Mnkandla & A. Nhamo…3028 

The stratigraphic context, chronology, and cultural sequence at Little Muck Shelter, southern Africa. T. Forssman, C. Barnard, S. Kuhlase, S. Woodborne & S. van Zyl…3964 

The points from Primrose Ridge: A possible Still Bay workshop on the Gauteng Grassland of South Africa. M. Lombard, M.V. Caruana & A. Högberg…4068 

A cave with agency: Ochre, blood and women at Keurbos 4. E-J. Vowles & J. Parkington…3653 

Mapping and excavation of the Plaatberg Mission Precinct, Free State, South Africa. A. Esterhuysen & T. Hunt…3969 

Peer-reviewed concise comparative study, synthesis, or overview

Arthropod presence and their relevance in South African archaeological deposits. M. Mouton, A.R. Antonites, T.L. Bird & J. du G. Harrison…4135 

Peer-reviewed critique/discussion

Unearthed potential: Reflecting on the past and shaping the future of Middle Stone Age research in Zimbabwe. P. Chiwara-Maenzanise…3573 

Non-peer-reviewed short note

Sheep before cattle: The ‘colonial’ enterprise in the expansion of herding throughout southern Africa. A. Smith…3962