Late Holocene coastal change in the southwestern Cape, South Africa

Miller, Duncan; Yates, Royden; Jerardino, Antonieta; Parkington, John

doi:10.1016/1040-6182(95)00002-z

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“…KFN2010 suggests a distinct reduction in marine influence after 4,300 cal yr BP. This is somewhat 478 later than the Compton (2001) synthesis, but is consistent with radiocarbon ages from back-beach 479 and storm beach deposits at the Verlorenvlei Estuary mouth (Miller et al 1993(Miller et al , 1995, which 480 constrain the age of the bar at the estuary mouth. This increased marine influence in Verlorenvlei 481 8,000-4,300 cal yr BP also corresponds with the nearby Elands Bay Cave occupational hiatus (ca.…”

Section: Baxter (2001) Argued That In the Verlorenvlei System (Meadowmentioning

confidence: 48%

“…Similarly, at nearby Tortoise Cave the later sea-level regression coincides 484 with reduced collection of the estuarine-dwelling Solan capensis (razor clam) after ca. 4,500 cal BP 485 (Jerardino 1993;Miller et al 1995). These correspondences suggest some potential for the wider use 486 of the thiophene ratio as an indicator of relative marine influence in comparable depositional 487 environments.…”

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Holocene sea level and environmental change on the west coast of South Africa: evidence from plant biomarkers, stable isotopes and pollen

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Section: Baxter (2001) Argued That In the Verlorenvlei System (Meadowmentioning

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Section: Baxter (2001) Argued That In the Verlorenvlei System (Meadowmentioning

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Holocene sea level and environmental change on the west coast of South Africa: evidence from plant biomarkers, stable isotopes and pollen

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“…At about 6000 , sea level reached a maximum of 2-3 m above present sea level (Flemming, 1977;Miller et al, 1995). Subsequently, there was a rapid and relatively short regression around 4200 , to more-orless the present sea level (Jerardino, 1993).…”

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“…Moreover, the analyses and discussions regarding changes in shell mean sizes have focused on limpet species (Patella spp) to the exclusion of black mussels (Choromytilus meridionalis) (Parkington, 1976b;Buchanan et al, 1984;Parkington et al, 1992), the latter being dominant in most coastal sites. Furthermore, changes in oceanographical conditions at the west coast, which might have affected the growth and availability of shellfish in the past, have also been recently described (Cohen et al, 1992;Miller et al, 1995). Clearly, there is a need to integrate these latter observations into the discussion of the local shellfish sequences, a task that has not been performed until very recently.…”

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Changes in Shellfish Species Composition and Mean Shell Size from a Late-Holocene Record of the West Coast of Southern Africa

Jerardino

1997

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Miller et al (1995) used a reservoir correction of 400 years for their earlier work on the west coast of South Africa. Here we have applied the Marine04 radiocarbon calibration curve of Hughen et al (2004), which incorporates a "global" mixed layer reservoir age (R), from which a local correction (⌬R) must be subtracted.…”

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A dating intercomparison study on Late Stone Age coastal midden deposits, South Africa

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The southern and western coastlines of South Africa have an extensive archaeological record with many sites associated with widespread eolian deposits. While much of this rich archaeological record is based on cave sites, evidence of Late Stone Age occupation is additionally preserved in the form of open-site shell middens. We present here a comparative study of the application of amino acid racemization (AAR), optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), and radiocarbon analyses to three Late Stone Age (LSA) midden sites found within dunes on the southern coastline of South Africa. Preliminary geochronological analyses suggest that middens offer opportunity to fill in gaps in what is still a fragmentary archaeological record. Results show OSL and radiocarbon ages in good agreement, illustrating the potential to date not only the middens but also the surrounding dunes that constituted the dwelling sites. AAR results show increasing ratios with age and also that the application of paired shell and "whole rock" AAR can provide insights into the degree of biogenic sediment recycling at buried midden sites. However, the work also highlights that caution is required when OSL sampling sediment associated with middens which may have undergone human disturbance and that further work is required to improve the regional marine reservoir correction for radiocarbon dating in this part of South Africa. The study also illustrates that AAR will only provide useful data provided that middens have been sufficiently deeply buried to overcome fluctuations in environmental variables that affect the racemization rate and that inter-genus comparisons should be avoided. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. INTRODUCTIONThe South African coastline exhibits an extensive suite of Holocene coastal dunes, the most recent manifestation of multiple generations of eolianites ranging in age back to the Neogene (Illenberger, 1996;Roberts & Brink, 2002;Bateman et al., 2004). Geoarchaeology: An International Journal, Vol. 23, No. 6, 715-741 (2008 Coastal dunefields of the southern coast are commonly found within logspiral bays on the down-drift aspect of river mouths. Some localities such as Sedgefield exhibit multiple accretionary dune complexes that in places exceed 30 m in height (e.g., Tinley, 1985;Illenberger, 1996;Roberts & Brink, 2002;Bateman et al., 2004). Renowned archaeological cave sites, including Die Kelders, Blombos, Pinnacle Point, and the Klasies River mouth are also found along this coastline and contain evidence for the emergence of early anatomically and cognitively modern humans during the Middle Stone Age (MSA; ca. 250-12 ka; e.g., Henshilwood et al., 2002Henshilwood et al., , 2004Marean et al., 2007). Deposits within the caves are frequently of eolian origin and may contain or have influenced the preservation of archaeological material (Henshilwood et al., 2004;Marean et al., 2007). These sites record the human occupation and subsistence in the coastal zone as far back as marine isotope stage 6 or ca. 160 ka (Marean et al., 2007). Evide...

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Late Holocene coastal change in the southwestern Cape, South Africa

Cited by 43 publications

References 26 publications

Holocene sea level and environmental change on the west coast of South Africa: evidence from plant biomarkers, stable isotopes and pollen

Holocene sea level and environmental change on the west coast of South Africa: evidence from plant biomarkers, stable isotopes and pollen

Changes in Shellfish Species Composition and Mean Shell Size from a Late-Holocene Record of the West Coast of Southern Africa

A dating intercomparison study on Late Stone Age coastal midden deposits, South Africa

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