Geoarchaeology of the haaskraal pan: A Preliminary palaeoenvironmental model
Abstract
A total of 550 linear meters of trenches and pits were excavated at salient geomorphic features within the Haaskraal Pan complex, Richmond District, Cape Province. A complex series of varying sedimentological regimes were mapped from the excavation profiles. Combined with pedological descriptions, sedimentological and X ray diffraction analyses evidence exists for major palaeoenvironmental changes in the semi-arid Karoo since the Middle Pleistocene. The environmental changes span the transition from Acheulian to Orangian stone industries in the area.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Soil and Environmental Studies
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 69–78
- Publication date
- 17 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter