Sibudu Cave, S. Africa (~77 ka): layered sedge/grass bedding laid on ash and topped with aromatic camphor-bush leaves—bug-repellent beds later burned for hygiene. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Sibudu #ArchaeologyOfTheSenses
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sibudu Cave (≥70 ka): compound hafting glue—plant gum + red ochre (often with coarse grit) mixed and heated near hearths to set—made stone points stick. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Sibudu #MiddleStoneAge
Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...