[HTML][HTML] Mapping Middle Stone Age human mobility in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana) through multi-site geochemical provenancing of silcrete artefacts

DJ Nash, TJR Ciborowski, SD Coulson… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Analyses of the distance over which lithic raw materials were transported for use in stone
tool production provide important insights into early human mobility through prehistoric …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping climate parameters over the Territory of Botswana using GMT and gridded surface data from TerraClimate

P Lemenkova - ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 - mdpi.com
This articles presents a new series of maps showing the climate and environmental
variability of Botswana. Situated in southern Africa, Botswana has an arid to semi-arid …

Volcanically-derived deposits and sequences: a unified terminological scheme for application in modern and ancient environments

A Di Capua, R De Rosa, G Kereszturi, E Le Pera… - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The genesis of particles and their transport mechanisms are the two fundamental factors
driving the accumulation of sediments associated with volcanism or derived from volcanic …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-water accumulation of volcaniclastic detritus from a petrographic point of view: beginning a discussion from the alpine peripheral basins

A Di Capua, F Barilaro, G Groppelli - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interpretation of eruptive mechanisms accumulating ancient submarine volcaniclastic
sequences is still extremely challenging, particularly when no spatial nor temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Late Pleistocene–Holocene palaeoenvironmental evolution of the Makgadikgadi Basin, Central Kalahari, Botswana: New evidence from shallow sediments …

F Franchi, B Cavalazzi, M Evans… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Makgadikgadi Basin in Botswana hosts a system of salt lakes, which developed from
the Upper Pleistocene onward due to the gradual shrinking of the giant Lake Palaeo …

Geomorphology of the Makgadikgadi Basin (Botswana): Insight Into the Propagation of the East African Rift System

L Gaudaré, O Dauteuil, M Jolivet - Tectonics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of total organic carbon content using Passey's method in coals of the central Kalahari Karoo Basin, Botswana

MS Mabitje, M Opuwari - Petroleum Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on determining total organic carbon (TOC) from boreholes in the
Kalahari Basin, Botswana, using Passey's method. The Kalahari Karoo basin is one of …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative analysis of the Permian Sediments of Karoo Basin of South Africa using combined Petrophysical and X-ray analytical techniques

H Mosavel, M Opuwari - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
This study quantifies the petrophysical parameters and determines the impact of mineralogy
on the petrophysical parameters of the Permian sediments of the main Karoo Basin, South …

[HTML][HTML] Structural influences on groundwater circulation in the Makgadikgadi salt pans of Botswana? Implications for martian playa environments

G Schmidt, E Luzzi, F Franchi, AT Selepeng… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Across the surface of Mars, evidence of past lacustrine and evaporitic environments has
been found within basins and craters, where often layered sedimentary deposits and …

The astrobiological potential of the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana: Field analogue for planetary exploration

TH Kashay, A Asrat, F Franchi - Planetary and Space Science, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …