Abstract The Last Interglacial (MIS 5e, 128–116 ka) is among the most studied past periods
in Earth's history. The climate at that time was warmer than today, primarily due to different …

Humans evolved in Africa, but where and how remain unclear. Here it is proposed that the
southern coastal plain (SCP) of South Africa may have served as a geographical point of …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised
and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes …

There have been significant changes in sea level over the past two million years, and a
complete understanding of natural cycles of change as well as anthropogenic effects is …

Pleistocene shoreline deposits comprised of calcified shallow marine (palaeobeach) and
aeolian (palaeodune) facies found along mid-latitude coastlines can be useful indicators of …

The high plateau of southern Africa is considered to be either uplifting due to mantle-driven
dynamic topography, or to have been stable since Mesozoic rifting. To address this debate …

Barrier systems contain lengthy, but complex, records of long-term environmental
fluctuations. The Wilderness embayment, South Africa, contains a system of shore-parallel …

Middle Stone Age (MSA) shellfish remains were studied for indications of changes in
subsistence adaptations. Optimal Foraging Theory was applied to the MSA shellfish species …

Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 11 was possibly the longest (∼ 423,000–362,000 yr ago) and
warmest interglacial of the entire Quaternary Period. This resulted from a special …