Ground‐penetrating radar analysis of the Drimolen early Pleistocene fossil‐bearing palaeocave, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12430289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Armstrong (0000-0003-1386-2243, Palaeo‐Research Institute University of Johannesburg P.O. Box 524 Auckland Park 2006 South Africa, corresponding author), Stephanie E Baker (0000-0002-7140-928X, Palaeo‐Research Institute University of Johannesburg P.O. Box 524 Auckland Park 2006 South Africa), Paul Penzo‐kajewski (0000-0001-7812-1628, Palaeoscience Laboratories, Department of Archaeology and History La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus Bundoora Victoria 3086 Australia), Andy I R Herries (0000-0002-2905-2002, Palaeo‐Research Institute University of Johannesburg P.O. Box 524 Auckland Park 2006 South Africa) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 419-433 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Prospection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arp.1812 |
| OpenAlex | W3127091230 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 54 |
The cave systems of the Malmani Dolomite, Gauteng, South Africa, have over the decades yielded numerous specimens of Pliocene to early Pleistocene hominin fossils which are critical for our understanding of human evolution. The geomorphological and geological context of these fossils is complex. An understanding of cave formational processes coupled with effective surface and subsurface mapping of different strata and soil depths has the potential to provide new insights. A technique that has not previously been employed to the fossil sites of South Africa is the use of ground‐penetrating radar (GPR). Applied in combination with ground‐truthing data from excavations and 3D scanning and photogrammetry the combined technique highlights the capacity for GPR to help characterise various deposits. Results indicate the potential of the method to identify new void spaces, depth of colluvium as well as mapping structurally important chert bedding. This paper focuses on the Paranthropus and early Homo ‐bearing cave complex of Drimolen but highlights the potential for applying these methods throughout the region
Archaeology · Cave · Colluvium · Context (archaeology · Dolomite · Excavation · Geochemistry · Geography · Geomorphology · Ground-Penetrating Radar · Pleistocene · Radar · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Landslides and related hazards · Geology · Paleontology
Rapid minimally invasive subsurface archaeological site prospection on Roti Island, Indonesia
Ground Penetration Radar and Magnetic Surveys for Archaeogeophysical Prospecting at the Seti I Temple at Abydos, Sohag, Egypt
The sediment at the end of the tunnel
Understanding the Depositional History of the Archaeological Open‐Air Site, Klein Hoek 1, South Africa, Using Geophysical Geoarchaeology
Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa
Contemporaneity of Australopithecus , Paranthropus , and early Homo erectus in South Africa
GPR time slices in archaeological prospection
Location of Archaeological Structures using GPR Method
Velocity Analysis in Archaeological Ground-Penetrating Radar Studies
Terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetry techniques for documenting fossil‐bearing palaeokarst with an example from the Drimolen Palaeocave System, South Africa
A geophysical survey in the el-Wad Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel
Ground‐penetrating radar for archaeology
Examining Fluvial Stratigraphic Architecture Using Ground‐Penetrating Radar at the Fanta Stream Fossil and Archaeological Site, Central Ethiopia
Imaging skeletal remains with ground-penetrating radar
Geoarchaeological and 3D visualisation approaches for contextualising in-situ fossil bearing palaeokarst in South Africa
The first bone tools from Kromdraai and stone tools from Drimolen, and the place of bone tools in the South African Earlier Stone Age
Speleology and magnetobiostratigraphic chronology of the GD 2 locality of the Gondolin hominin-bearing paleocave deposits, North West Province, South Africa
Palaeomagnetic analysis of the Sterkfontein palaeocave deposits
Clarifying the context, dating and age range of the Gondolin hominins and Paranthropus in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |