South Africa is one of the best-studied regions in terms of Stone Age research in the last few decades. Considerable progress has been made, especially for the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Recently the late Pleistocene Later Stone Age (LSA) has come back into focus. However, there are still large understudied areas such as northeastern South Africa. Here we present the first data from an archaeological site containing late Pleistocene occupations associated with the Robberg techno-complex in this region. Iron Pig rock shelter provides a well-dated sequence spanning from >16000 cal BP to <9000 cal BP. A lithic analysis of the Robberg occupations of the lowermost layers 5 and 6 provided here implies gradual temporal shifts in technology indicating short-term changing traditions. A comparative review of other LSA sites in the wider region suggests considerable research gaps and the necessity of intensified work in this area.

就近几十年来的石器时代研究而言，南非是研究最多的地区之一。已经取得了相当大的进步，特别是在中石器时代（MSA）。最近晚更新世晚期石器时代（LSA）重新成为焦点。但是，仍然存在大量未充分研究的区域，例如南非东北部。在这里，我们介绍了一个考古现场的第一批数据，其中包含与该地区的罗伯伯格技术综合体相关的晚更新世职业。Iron Pig岩石掩体提供了一个良好的序列，范围从> 16000 cal BP到<9000 cal BP。此处提供的对最低层5和层6的Robberg占领的石器分析表明，技术在时间上的逐渐变化表明了短期变化的传统。对更广泛地区的其他LSA站点进行的比较回顾表明，该领域存在相当大的研究差距，并且有必要加大工作力度。