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Project Details
Description
An interdisciplinary team from the Geography department in SEED, and external collaborators in the UK, the USA and South Africa – led by Dr Abi Stone (Geography) – have been awarded funding to support fieldwork and laboratory analysis that will develop a new chronology for ancient human occupations in the arid landscapes of the Namib desert.
This will lead to new insights into early Hominin adaptions in arid landscapes.
The international team will collect samples for new luminescence dating protocols, to provide a chronology for new archaeological finds (mostly stone tools so far) in this region.
This work will be combined with environmental reconstructions at these sites to understand if, and how, the environment and climate of this region may have varied through time.
This will lead to new insights into early Hominin adaptions in arid landscapes.
The international team will collect samples for new luminescence dating protocols, to provide a chronology for new archaeological finds (mostly stone tools so far) in this region.
This work will be combined with environmental reconstructions at these sites to understand if, and how, the environment and climate of this region may have varied through time.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 26/06/22 → 31/10/24 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Namib Sand Sea
- Luminescence Dating
- Geomorphology
- Drylands
- Archaeology
- Geoarchaeology
- Stone tools
- Dryland resources
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
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Dating Hominin Occupation of the Northern Namib Sand Sea, Namibia
Stone, A., Jan 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Landscape evolution and hydrology at the Late Pleistocene archaeological site of Narabeb in the Namib Sand Sea, Namibia
Stone, A., Leader, G., Stratford, D., Marks, T., Efraim, K., Rachel, B., Smedley, R., Gunn, A. & Marais, E., 1 Jun 2024, In: Quaternary Science Advances. 14, 16 p., 100190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dating Hominin occupation of the north of the Namib Sand Sea, Namibia.
Stone, A., Stratford, D., Marks, T., Bynoe, R., Efraim, K., Marais, E., Smedley, R. & Leader, G., 19 May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Open AccessFile71 Downloads (Pure)
Press/Media
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Ancient lake in the Namib Sand Sea holds unearths secrets of early human life
15/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
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THE CONVERSATION - African archaeology has neglected Namibia’s deserts, but scientists now know when an ancient lake supported human life in the Namib Sand Sea
29/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Activities
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Dating S.A.N.D.S.
Stone, A. (Speaker), Stratford, D. (Speaker), Ted, M. (Speaker), Rachel, B. (Speaker), Efraim, K. (Speaker), Marais, E. (Speaker), Smedley, R. (Speaker), Kharazian , S. (Speaker) & Gunn, A. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Dating S.A.N.D.S.
Stone, A. (Speaker), Stratford, D. (Speaker), Marks, T. (Speaker), Rachel, B. (Speaker), Efraim, K. (Speaker), Marais, E. (Speaker), Smedley, R. (Speaker), Akhavan Kharazian, S. (Speaker), Gunn, A. (Speaker) & Leader, G. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Shifting sand dunes amongst green corridors? Landscape evolution at the archaeological site of Narabeb in the Namib Sand Sea
Stone, A. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research