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title: Biface from Blombos Cave, South Africa
author: Vincent Mourre/Inrap
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7343/biface-from-blombos-cave-south-africa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Biface from Blombos Cave, South Africa

_Authored by Vincent Mourre/Inrap_

## Image File

[![Biface from Blombos Cave, South Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7343.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7343.jpg)

## Image Caption

Biface from Blombos Cave, South [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). It belongs to the Africa Middle [Stone Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/Stone_Age/) (MSA) tool [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) and has been dated to c. 71,000 years old.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Mourre/Inrap, V. (2017, September 28). Biface from Blombos Cave, South Africa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7343/biface-from-blombos-cave-south-africa/>
### Chicago
Mourre/Inrap, Vincent. "Biface from Blombos Cave, South Africa." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7343/biface-from-blombos-cave-south-africa/>.
### MLA
Mourre/Inrap, Vincent. "Biface from Blombos Cave, South Africa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7343/biface-from-blombos-cave-south-africa/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blombos_point.JPG) by [**Vincent Mourre/Inrap**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blombos_point.JPG). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 28 September 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.