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Abstract
To establish the palaeoenvironmental context of the lithics (both ESA and MSA) and fossil fauna at Namib IV we dug a series of test pits to explore the sedimentological record contained at these sites. The surface at Namib IV has a fairly complex meso-topography with a spatially patchy calcrete at the surface, and our test pits reveal a similarly complex sedimentary record across space. This includes the preserved remnant of an aeolian slip face, and elsewhere a number of horizontally bedded units beneath the calcrete. 13 samples from Namib IV were selected for luminescence dating, using pIR-IRSL feldspar methods, anticipating ages close to quartz saturation (e.g. Stone et al. (2010) in this region).
Narabeb contains predominantly MSA lithics. North of the artefact collection area is a prominent ‘ledge’ of interbedded muds and sands, previously dated using quartz OSL (Stone et al., 2010). We dug two small geotrenches associated with calcrete exposures 1.8 km further south taking samples for pIR-IRSL dating along with two sampling points in the unconsolidated dune plinth.
References
Leader, G.M., Bynoe, R., Marks, T., Stone, A., Efraim, K., Stratford, D., Marais, E. (2023) Revisiting the Acheulean at Namib IV in the Namib Desert, Namibia. Journal of Field Archaeology 48(5), 380-394.
Stone, A., Thomas, D.S.G., Viles, H.A. (2010) Late Quaternary palaeohydrological changes in the northern Namib Sand Sea: new chronologies using OSL dating of interdigitated aeolian and water-lain interdune deposits. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 288 (1-4), 35-53.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - Jan 2024 |
Event | QRA Annual Discussion Meeting 2024: Changing Resolutions in Quaternary Science - University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Jan 2024 → 7 Jan 2024 https://sites.google.com/view/qra2024/home |
Conference
Conference | QRA Annual Discussion Meeting 2024 |
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Abbreviated title | QRA 2024 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Manchester |
Period | 4/01/24 → 7/01/24 |
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Keywords
- Drylands
- Namib Sand Sea
- Geoarchaeology
- Early Stone Age (ESA)
- Middle Stone Age (MSA)
- Lithics
- Quaternary Science
- Luminescence Dating
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
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Early Hominin adaptations in arid landscapes of the Namib desert
Stone, A. (PI)
26/06/22 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
Research output
- 2 Article
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Landscape evolution and hydrology at the Late Pleistocene archaeological site of Narabeb in the Namib Sand Sea, Namibia
Stone, A., Leader, G., Stratford, D., Marks, T., Efraim, K., Rachel, B., Smedley, R., Gunn, A. & Marais, E., 1 Jun 2024, In: Quaternary Science Advances. 14, 16 p., 100190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Revisiting the Acheulean at Namib IV in the Namib Desert, Namibia
Leader, G., Bynoe, R., Marks, T., Stone, A., Efraim, K., Stratford, D. & Marais, E., 5 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Field Archaeology. 48, 5, p. 380-394 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Dating S.A.N.D.S.
Stone, A. (Speaker), Stratford, D. (Speaker), Ted, M. (Speaker), Rachel, B. (Speaker), Efraim, K. (Speaker), Marais, E. (Speaker), Smedley, R. (Speaker), Kharazian , S. (Speaker) & Gunn, A. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Shifting sand dunes amongst green corridors? Landscape evolution at the archaeological site of Narabeb in the Namib Sand Sea
Stone, A. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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QRA Annual Discussion Meeting 2024
Fletcher, W. (Organiser), Delaney, C. (Chair) & Stone, A. (Co-Organiser)
4 Jan 2024 → 7 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Press/Media
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Ancient lake in the Namib Sand Sea holds unearths secrets of early human life
15/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment