Ancient lake in the Namib Sand Sea holds unearths secrets of early human life

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Abi Stone, Reader in Physical Geography University of Manchester is part of an interdisciplinary research team of physical geographers, archaeologists and geospatial scientists, interested in the long-term history of deserts and human-environmental interactions.Their research provides a timeframe for the presence of a small freshwater lake that once existed in the Namib Sand Sea.

Period15 Aug 2024

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Media coverage

  • TitleAncient lake in the Namib Sand Sea holds unearths secrets of early human life
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletCapeTalk 567AM (Primedia Broadcasting) Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size6 minutes
    Country/TerritorySouth Africa
    Date15/08/24
    DescriptionAbi Stone, Reader in Physical Geography University of Manchester is part of an interdisciplinary research team of physical geographers, archaeologists and geospatial scientists, interested in the long-term history of deserts and human-environmental interactions.Their research provides a timeframe for the presence of a small freshwater lake that once existed in the Namib Sand Sea.
    URLhttps://omny.fm/shows/the-john-maytham-show/ancient-lake-in-the-namib-sand-sea-holds-unearths
    PersonsAbi Stone

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Manchester Environmental Research Institute

Keywords

  • Namib Sand Sea
  • Archaeology
  • archaeological science
  • Middle Stone Age
  • Desert
  • Sand dunes
  • Luminescence Dating
  • Lithics
  • palaeolake
  • palaeoriver