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 …

Abstract The South African Cape South Coast is bordered by one of the broadest continental
shelves in Africa. The Agulhas Bank, inshore shelf and presently exposed coastal plain …

Some of humanity's earliest ancestors lived in southern Africa and evidence from sites there
has inspired key debates on human origins and the emergence of complex cognition …

The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in
Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early …

Intertidal zones on shorelines are geologically complex features of the coastal plain, shaped
by heterogeneous substrate lithologies. Palaeocoastlines have been heavily modified by …

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 …

The origins and significance of an aquatic diet in hominin evolution is a scientific research
topic of high significance. Some have argued that marine shellfish collection was a key …

Abstract In this Special Issue, we present a fully integrated model of an extinct ecosystem-
the Palaeo-Agulhas-Plain (PAP). This revolutionary research approach intertwines …

One of the primary goals of the palaeosciences is to produce robust understandings of
palaeoecologies of extinct ecosystems. The time has arrived where such palaeoecologies …

Occupational intensity is a common theme in current research and has been linked to
significant demographic trends in the past. The Late Pleistocene in the southern Cape may …