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DOI	10.1016/j.quaint.2021.02.027
	Stable isotope evidence for mid-Pleistocene paleoenvironmental conditions at the site of Kathu Pan 1 (central interior, South Africa)
	Mohale, Nyebe E.; Codron, Daryl; Horwitz, Liora K.
通讯作者	Mohale, NE (corresponding author)，Univ Free State, Ctr Environm Management, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
来源期刊	QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN	1040-6182
EISSN	1873-4553
出版年	2022
卷号	614
英文摘要	This study investigates the Mid-Pleistocene paleoenvironment and dietary behaviour of ancient herbivores in the South African central interior, today part of the semi-arid Kalahari savanna. Analyses were undertaken of carbon (delta C-13) and oxygen (delta O-18) stable isotopes in tooth enamel carbonate of twelve fossil herbivore species from Layers 4b and 4a, associated with Earlier Stone Age (ESA) and transitional ESA-Middle Stone Age (Fauresmith) industries respectively, at the archaeological site of Kathu Pan 1. The data are compared with other Eearly to Mid-Pleistocene herbivore assemblages located in the central interior, namely Cornelia-Uitzoek, Wonderwerk Cave and the Florisbad Spring. Results indicate that the median delta C-13 values for all ungulate taxa at Kathu were >-4 parts per thousand, indicating predominantly C-4 based diets, although in certain taxa, some individuals included a significant C-3 component in their diet. The delta O-1(8) values of most species at Kathu were relatively low, suggesting a cooler and/or wetter climate. Carbon isotope evidence for C-4 dominated habitats at Kathu, but with a larger C-3 component amongst grazers than today, resembles the other Early to -Mid-Pleistocene assemblages in the region. Similarly, delta O-18 values for Kathu supplement existing evidence that the region was substantially wetter than in modern times.
英文关键词	African herbivores Carbon isotopes Enamel carbonate Oxygen isotopes Palaeoclimate
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000740435600005
WOS关键词	HERBIVORE TOOTH ENAMEL ; NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE ; C-13/C-12 RATIOS ; OXYGEN ISOTOPES ; WONDERWERK CAVE ; ARIDITY INDEX ; DIETARY ; WATER ; BONE ; RECONSTRUCTION
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/376851
作者单位	[Mohale, Nyebe E.] Univ Free State, Ctr Environm Management, Bloemfontein, South Africa; [Mohale, Nyebe E.] Sol Plaatjie Univ, Heritage Studies Dept, Kimberley, South Africa; [Codron, Daryl] Univ Free State, Dept Zool & Entomol, Bloemfontein, South Africa; [Horwitz, Liora K.] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Natl Nat Hist Collect, Jerusalem, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mohale, Nyebe E.,Codron, Daryl,Horwitz, Liora K.. Stable isotope evidence for mid-Pleistocene paleoenvironmental conditions at the site of Kathu Pan 1 (central interior, South Africa)[J],2022,614.
APA	Mohale, Nyebe E.,Codron, Daryl,&Horwitz, Liora K..(2022).Stable isotope evidence for mid-Pleistocene paleoenvironmental conditions at the site of Kathu Pan 1 (central interior, South Africa).QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,614.
MLA	Mohale, Nyebe E.,et al."Stable isotope evidence for mid-Pleistocene paleoenvironmental conditions at the site of Kathu Pan 1 (central interior, South Africa)".QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 614(2022).