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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Kalahari Basin"”.
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Early human social transmission during Marine Isotope Stage 5: a perspective from the Kalahari Basin
… between different early human groups across the Kalahari Basin and adjoining regions during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 (~130-74 ka), a key time and place for understanding the emergence and expansion of complex behaviors in Africa. It has been proposed that glacial periods (e.g., MIS 4) in …
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Geoarchaeology in semi-arid landscapes
… Pleistocene. One such region is the southern Kalahari Basin, previously regarded as too arid to support human habitation for extended periods. New research suggests that the Pleistocene environment in the Kalahari was fluctuating with periods of aridity as well as increased moisture …
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The evolution of the Congo- Kalahari Watershed: African mega-geomorphology
… south and east, is globally unique. The Congo–Kalahari Watershed represents the transition between low and high Africa. This sub–continental drainage divide separates two of the world's large rivers: the Congo and Zambezi Rivers. This study focuses on the large rivers which form the …
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Groundwater of the North-Western Kalahari, Namibia
… water scheme at the north-western fringe of the Kalahari was developed within this study. The investigated area corresponds to the Upper Omatako basin and encompasses an outer mountainous rim and sediments of the Kalahari sand desert in the centre. This study revealed the eminent importance of …
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Flame and fodder: how fire and grazing shape arthropod communities in the Okavango Delta
… system with a vast wetland in the middle of the Kalahari basin, acting as one of the only consistent water resources. The complexity of this flood-driven system is not only due to seasonal influxes from the catchment area in central Angola, but also due to the slow drop in elevation, which causes …