The Kalahari During MIS 6-2 (190–12 ka): Archaeology, Paleoenvironment, and Population Dynamics
| Autor: | Michael L. Murphy, Andrew H. Ivester, Alec C. Campbell, George A. Brook, Lawrence H. Robbins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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010506 paleontology
education.field_of_study 060102 archaeology Population 06 humanities and the arts 01 natural sciences Archaeology Stone Age Sequence (geology) Geography Period (geology) 0601 history and archaeology education Middle Stone Age Rock shelter 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Chronology |
| Zdroj: | Africa from MIS 6-2 ISBN: 9789401775199 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-017-7520-5_10 |
| Popis: | We present a synthesis of archaeological and paleoenvironmental information for the period MIS 6-2 in the Kalahari. Discussion centers on the implications of nine new, internally consistent OSL ages obtained from White Paintings Rock Shelter. These dates provide a better understanding of the Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Late Stone Age (LSA) sequence. In addition, the revised chronology dates 11 buried soil A-horizons that were formed during wetter periods. The buried A-horizons, along with dated speleothems and high lake levels in the Kalahari correlate with Antarctic warming events (A) and North Atlantic Heinrich events (H). We also discuss the implications of the Kalahari megalake, paleolake Makgadikgadi, for human populations and compare dated changes in the archaeological sequence at WPS with dates established in Khoisan genetic evolutionary studies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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