Hall, GWoodborne, SM2011-01-202011-01-202010-11Hall, G and Woodborne, SM. 2010. Ecosystem change during MIS4 and early MIS 3: Evidence from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa. African Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphic Landscape Evolution: Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 30, an International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments9780415587891http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4771African Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphic Landscape Evolution: Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 30, an International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and PalaeoenvironmentsSeveral Middle Stone Age (MSA) site in southern Africa present evidence of environmental changes during Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 4 and 3 between 70ka and 50ka. Of these, Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, has yielded a detailed record of how globalscale climate change events manifest locally. During MIS 4 (70ka to 60ka) conditions were similar to those during the Last Glacial Maximum. During the transition between MIS 4 and MIS 3 at around 60ka the Sibudu environment changed from a predominantly forested community to more open grass/woodland mosaic. Other MSA sites from across South Africa provide complementary palaeoenvironmental proxy data but imprecise dating presents a cross-correlation challenge. Archaeological sites on the western portion of South Africa appear to have been abandoned earlier and for longer than sites in the East, most likely as a result of adverse climatic conditions. Regional scale climate events in southern Africa are driven by ocean/atmosphere interactions, and at this time weakening of the palaeo-Agulhas Current and an eastward shift of the Agulhas Retroflection resulted in lower sea surface temperatures and a corresponding decrease in humidity and rainfall.enMiddle stone agePalaeoenvironmental proxy dataEnvironmental changeGeomorphic landscape evolutionPalaeoenvironmentsGeomorphologyPaleoecologyPaleontologyEarth scienceBook ChapterHall, G., & Woodborne, S. (2010). Ecosystem change during MIS4 and early MIS 3: Evidence from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa., <i>Chapter in a boook</i> CRC Press. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4771Hall, G, and SM Woodborne. "Ecosystem change during MIS4 and early MIS 3: Evidence from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa" In <i>CHAPTER IN A BOOOK</i>, n.p.: CRC Press. 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4771.Hall G, Woodborne S. Ecosystem change during MIS4 and early MIS 3: Evidence from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa.. Chapter in a boook. [place unknown]: CRC Press; 2010. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4771.TY - Book Chapter AU - Hall, G AU - Woodborne, SM AB - Several Middle Stone Age (MSA) site in southern Africa present evidence of environmental changes during Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 4 and 3 between 70ka and 50ka. Of these, Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, has yielded a detailed record of how globalscale climate change events manifest locally. During MIS 4 (70ka to 60ka) conditions were similar to those during the Last Glacial Maximum. During the transition between MIS 4 and MIS 3 at around 60ka the Sibudu environment changed from a predominantly forested community to more open grass/woodland mosaic. Other MSA sites from across South Africa provide complementary palaeoenvironmental proxy data but imprecise dating presents a cross-correlation challenge. Archaeological sites on the western portion of South Africa appear to have been abandoned earlier and for longer than sites in the East, most likely as a result of adverse climatic conditions. Regional scale climate events in southern Africa are driven by ocean/atmosphere interactions, and at this time weakening of the palaeo-Agulhas Current and an eastward shift of the Agulhas Retroflection resulted in lower sea surface temperatures and a corresponding decrease in humidity and rainfall. DA - 2010-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Middle stone age KW - Palaeoenvironmental proxy data KW - Environmental change KW - Geomorphic landscape evolution KW - Palaeoenvironments KW - Geomorphology KW - Paleoecology KW - Paleontology KW - Earth science LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 9780415587891 T1 - Ecosystem change during MIS4 and early MIS 3: Evidence from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa TI - Ecosystem change during MIS4 and early MIS 3: Evidence from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4771 ER -