New paper published on work in Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa

21.01.2025

Viola Schmid, Philip R. Nigst and colleagues published a new paper on the research in Rose Cottage Cave (South Africa) in the 2024 volume of the peer-reviewed journal South African Archaeological Bulletin.

The paper gives a brief overview of the recent fieldwork at the site and first insights of this work. It also provides an overview of future directions of research at the site.
Rose Cottage Cave is a key sequence for the MSA and LSA in the southern African interior. The cave's deposits provide a unique palaeoenvironmental and chrono-cultural archive spanning a semi-continuous record from the Late Pleistocene to the 19th century.

The fieldwork at Rose Cottage Cave is lead by Dr. Viola Schmid, Austrian Archaeological Institute.


Schmid, V. C., Wadley, L., Brandl, M., Guillemard, I., Rhodes, S. E., Taipale, N., Witelson, D. M., Börner, M., Cnuts, D., Hodgskiss, T., Murungi, M., Nigst, P. R., Porraz, G., Puech, E., Rots, V., Stahlschmidt, M. C., Stelzer, S., Teyssandier, N., Tribolo, C., Val, A., Vam Schalkwyk, L., & Archer, W. (2024). Renewed Impetus for Stone Age Research in the Eastern Free State (South Africa) centred on Rose Cottage Cave. South African Archaeological Bulletin, 79, 105-119.

https://palaeo.univie.ac.at/news/news-details/news/new-publication-on-rose-cottage-cave/

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Publication title page.

View of the location of the site. Source: Schmid et al. 2024 - full credits in paper.

Map showing site location. Source: Schmid et al. 2024 - full credits in paper.

View of Excavation in Rose Cottage Cave. Photo: P. Nigst.