Thesis
Palaeoenvironments at Sehonghong, Lesotho
- Alternative title:
- Stable isotope analysis of soils and fauna from MIS 3 to the Holocene
- Abstract:
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This thesis presents palaeoenvironmental analyses of material from Sehonghong rockshelter, a Middle and Later Stone Age site in the highlands of Lesotho. Stable carbon isotope analyses of late Pleistocene and Holocene sediments and faunal enamel allow for an assessment of altitudinal shifts of C3 and C4 grasslands with changing temperature. Oxygen isotope values of faunal enamel reflect regional changes in aridity. Nine new radiocarbon dates from previously undated layers were measured, u...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- MPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Deposit date:
- 2016-11-15
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- Copyright holder:
- Emma Loftus
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available via ORA.
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