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Research Interests
The use of bone and other faunal materials in Stone Age societies and the degree to which an understanding of these items may better inform our appreciation of the diversity and complexity of ancient indigenous knowledge systems. My research has focused on bone taphonomy, use-wear and fracture mechanics as proxies for understanding tool function and how people in the past engaged with organic technology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Worked bone and shell from forager and farmer sites in the Limpopo Valley
Antonites, A. R., Bradfield, J. & Forssman, T., 2026, In: Azania. 61, 1, p. 81-109 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A chemical analysis of 20th century traditional medicines curated at the Ditsong museum of culture History, Pretoria, South Africa
Bradfield, J., Steenkamp, P. A. & Dubery, I. A., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 42981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Technological and Use-Wear Analysis of Worked Bones from Twyfelpoort Rock Shelter, Eastern Free State, South Africa
Bradfield, J., 2025, In: Journal of African Archaeology. 23, 1, p. 22-38 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bone Tool Diversity During the Stone Age: More Insights into the Human Story
Bradfield, J. & Langley, M. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Archaeological Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Continuity and Transition from the Early to Mid-Holocene at the Foothills of the Drakensberg: Preliminary Results from the Current Excavations of Strathalan Cave A, North-Eastern Cape, South Africa
Reynard, J. P., Hattingh, T., Zwane, B., Guillemard, I., Bradfield, J., Woodborne, S., Oster, S., Morrissey, P., Challis, S. & Stratford, D., Dec 2025, In: African Archaeological Review. 42, 4, p. 747-782 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago
7/01/26 → 9/01/26
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Archaeologists uncover earliest known use of poison-laced weapons dating back 60,000 years
8/01/26
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60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered
7/01/26
2 items of Media coverage
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