The Palaeo-Agulhas Plain: Temporal and spatial variation in an extraordinary extinct ecosystem of the Pleistocene of the Cape Floristic Region
CW Marean, RM Cowling, J Franklin - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
At the height of its extent, during strong glacials, the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain (PAP, south coast
of South Africa) was the size of Ireland, sometimes doubling the size of the extant Cape …
of South Africa) was the size of Ireland, sometimes doubling the size of the extant Cape …
OCBIL theory examined: reassessing evolution, ecology and conservation in the world's ancient, climatically buffered and infertile landscapes
OCBIL theory was introduced as a contribution towards understanding the evolution,
ecology and conservation of the biological and cultural diversity of old, climatically buffered …
ecology and conservation of the biological and cultural diversity of old, climatically buffered …
Describing a drowned Pleistocene ecosystem: last Glacial Maximum vegetation reconstruction of the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain
Pleistocene ecosystems provided the stage for modern human emergence. Terrestrial
vegetation communities structure resources for human foragers, providing plant food, wood …
vegetation communities structure resources for human foragers, providing plant food, wood …
Fire and human management of late Holocene ecosystems in southern Africa
Globally, fire is a primary agent for modifying environments through the long-term coupling
of human and natural systems. In southern Africa, control of fire by humans has been …
of human and natural systems. In southern Africa, control of fire by humans has been …
Leveraging the potential of wild food for healthy, sustainable, and equitable local food systems: learning from a transformation lab in the Western Cape region
LM Pereira, SB Kushitor, C Cramer, S Drimie… - Sustainability …, 2022 - Springer
Food insecurity and diet-related diseases do not only have detrimental effects to human
health, but are also underpinned by food systems that are environmentally unsustainable …
health, but are also underpinned by food systems that are environmentally unsustainable …
Biome variability in southernmost Africa since the last deglaciation recorded in marine sediments
From a climate perspective, the southern Cape of South Africa is a particularly dynamic
region because it occupies the transition between warm-temperate and subtropical …
region because it occupies the transition between warm-temperate and subtropical …
The foraging potential of the Holocene Cape south coast of South Africa without the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain
Abstract The Palaeo-Agulhas Plain formed an important habitat exploited by Pleistocene
hunter-gatherer populations during periods of lower sea level. This productive, grassy …
hunter-gatherer populations during periods of lower sea level. This productive, grassy …
Taking stock of foodplants growing in the Cradle of Humankind fossil hominin site, South Africa
M Lombard, AC van Aardt - African Archaeological Review, 2022 - Springer
Despite a century's work in the UNESCO Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South
Africa, there has been no systematic consideration of the area's full foodplant regime when …
Africa, there has been no systematic consideration of the area's full foodplant regime when …
A fiery past: A comparison of glacial and contemporary fire regimes on the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain, Cape Floristic Region
T Kraaij, F Engelbrecht, J Franklin… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Landscape-level fire governs vegetation structure and composition in the contemporary
Cape Floristic Region (CFR) and was key to the existence of Middle Stone-Age hunter …
Cape Floristic Region (CFR) and was key to the existence of Middle Stone-Age hunter …
Exploring variability in lithic armature discard in the archaeological record
The invention of projectile technology had important ramifications for hominin evolution.
However, the number of stone points that could have been used as projectiles fluctuates in …
However, the number of stone points that could have been used as projectiles fluctuates in …