Late Pleistocene wetting and drying in the NW Kalahari: an integrated study from the Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

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Thomas, DSG [1 ]
Brook, G
Shaw, P
Bateman, M
Appleton, C
Nash, D
McLaren, S
Davies, F
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[1] Univ Sheffield, Dept Geog, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Georgia, Dept Geog, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[3] Univ Luton, Ctr Environm Change, Luton LU1 3JU, Beds, England
[4] NW Missouri State Univ, Dept Biol, Maryville, MO 64468 USA
[5] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Dept Biol, ZA-4014 Daldridga, South Africa
[6] Brighton Univ, Sch Environm, Brighton BN2 4GL, E Sussex, England
[7] Univ Leicester, Dept Geog, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England
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10.1016/S1040-6182(02)00135-0
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P9 [自然地理学];
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0705 ; 070501 ;
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The sediments and landforms at the Tsodilo Hills, in the northwestern Kalahari desert, provide an opportunity to directly investigate the late Quaternary wetting and drying of the region from evidence at a single site. Lacustrine carbonates, including incorporated molluscs and diatoms, a lake shoreline feature and stabalised linear dunes were investigated for their constituent palacoenvironmental signals. Chronometric control is provided by calibrated C-14, AMS and OSL dating. The evidence suggests that linear dune construction has not occurred since the Last Glacial Maximum, with particular development from 36 to 28 ka. Lake stands indicating wetter regional conditions than present occurred at 40-32 ka, with more seasonal conditions from 36 ka, and at 27-12 ka with a possible drying out at 22-19 ka. Data are consistent with other independent studies from the region, and with recent evidence obtained from Atlantic cores off the coast of Namibia. It is concluded that careful consideration of multi-proxy data from a single location can assist in resolving discrepancies that arise from independent studies of lake, cave and dune records in the Kalahari. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.
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