New evidence for Early Pleistocene use of fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa).

Marin-Monfort MD, Shaw CL, Natalio F, Grossman L, Andrews P, Campos J, García-Morato S, Pereira JM, Pons A, Chazan M, Horwitz LK, Fernández-Jalvo Y

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0347480
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0347480,
  title = {New evidence for Early Pleistocene use of fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa).},
  author = {Marin-Monfort MD and Shaw CL and Natalio F and Grossman L and Andrews P and Campos J and García-Morato S and Pereira JM and Pons A and Chazan M and Horwitz LK and Fernández-Jalvo Y},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0347480},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347480}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - New evidence for Early Pleistocene use of fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa).
AU  - Marin-Monfort MD
AU  - Shaw CL
AU  - Natalio F
AU  - Grossman L
AU  - Andrews P
AU  - Campos J
AU  - García-Morato S
AU  - Pereira JM
AU  - Pons A
AU  - Chazan M
AU  - Horwitz LK
AU  - Fernández-Jalvo Y
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0347480
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MD, M., CL, S., F, N., L, G., P, A., J, C., S, G., JM, P., A, P., M, C., LK, H., & Y, F. (2026). New evidence for Early Pleistocene use of fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa).. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347480

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