Studies of early human occupation of Africa over recent decades have profoundly changed
how we understand our early ancestors, their inventiveness and adaptability. The spread of …

This paper documents the abundance of Stone Age finds in the Middle Kalahari, both
through earlier publications and newly documented sites. Results of several decades of …

Determining the timing and drivers of Pleistocene hydrological change in the interior of
South Africa is critical for testing hypotheses regarding the presence, dynamics, and …

Abstract The Middle Stone Age (MSA) was a time of great human adaptation and innovation.
In southern Africa, coastal locations have been viewed as key places for the development of …

The influence of natural factors such as bioturbation or sediment movement caused by wind
and water is a perennial concern for Stone Age site selection and subsequent interpretation …

Terrestrial analogue sites have been crucial for studying Martian geology and mineralogy,
integrating the direct evidence available from Mars through remote sensing and in situ …

Abstract The Namib Sand Sea (NSS) in Namibia is known to preserve a wide variety of
Pleistocene-age archaeological sites. However, few Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites in this …

Much archaeological research is conducted within the environments, locational and cultural,
that archaeologists are familiar and comfortable with. But that which is marginal and difficult …

Abstract The Southwestern Branch of the East African Rift System propagates through the
Central and Southern African plateaus and ends in the Okavango Makgadikgadi Zambezi …

Open-air surface accumulations and scatters of material cultural remains often are perceived
as less-reliable archaeological archives, where it is difficult to distinguish anthropogenic …