The Main Stages of the Late Quaternary Evolution of the Kalahari Region, Southern Africa

The palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic development of the Kalahari region provides strong evidence that South African climatic changes in precipitation and temperature, as well as in surface winds are closely related to variations in intensity of the general circulation rather than in shifts of the climatic belts. According to the great diversity of palaeoclimatic evidence, the palaeo-climatic reconstruction is incomplete. Further finds of datable material will supplement this record and possibly add to the complexity of the evidence. The Middle Wisconsin interstadial period is characterized by pluvial conditions in the Kalahari (>30,000-ca. 19,000 yr BP). Last glacial maximum climatic conditions prevail…

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