Holocene geoarchaeology of the Sixteen Mile Beach barrier dunes in the Western Cape, South Africa

Quaternary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-107

  Compton, John S ^a   Franceschini, Giuliana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Sakawe Mining Corporation   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Beach progradation; Coastal barrier dunes; Geoarchaeology; Holocene; Midden; Sea level; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MIDDEN; PROGRADATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

DONAX SERRA;

EID: 11044231367     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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