Archaeology and Palynology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9349486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduard Meine Van Zinderen Bakker (corresponding author), E M v Zinderen Bakker |
| Year | 1951 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 80-80 |
| Publication date | 1951-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The South African Archaeological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-1969 • E-ISSN: 2224-4654 |
| Publisher | South African Archaeological Society (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3886753 |
| OpenAlex | W2226293594 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
A description is presented of palaeoenvironmental changes at three archaeological sites in central South Africa, covering approximately the last 140 000 years. The reconstructions are based on lithofacies analyses of palaeolake sediments, on micro- and megafaunal remains, on pollen data and on archaeological evidence from the late Earlier Stone Age onward. The sequence at Florisbad, for which the most detailed stratigraphy is presented, shows that drastic changes took place from the last cold stage of the penultimate ice age onward, ranging from alpine to temperate and periodically to cold desert conditions. Three unconformities in the profile and lack of dating beyond the radiocarbon limit prevent the setting up of an absolute time scale. The combined results from two other sites, Wonderwerk Cave and Kathu Pan, give a concise picture of changes during the Holocene from dry scrubland to thornveld savanna, then reversion to karroid vegetation and finally to present-day savanna
Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Palynology · Pollen · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Ecology · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
E.M. van Zinderen Bakker (1907–2002) and the study of African Quaternary palaeoenvironments
Ecosystem change during MIS 4 and early MIS 3
Characterizing the Meghalayan Stage in southern Africa
Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments in the central semi-arid region of South Africa from pollen in cave, pan, spring, stream and dung deposits
Sediments, soils, and the expansion of farmers into a forager's world
A late Quaternary record of monsoon variability in the northwest Kimberley, Australia
Palaeoenvironments and Cultural Sequence of the Florisbad Middle Stone Age Hominid Site, South Africa
Pollen indications of Holocene palaeoenvironments at Florisbad spring in the central Free State, South Africa
The faunal remains from Bundu Farm and Pniel 6
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2022 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |