Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGalimberti, Mariagraziaen_ZA
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dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-272).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the validity of oxygen isotope analysis for the gastropod Turbo sarmaticus (operculum and shell) and the bivalve Donax serra to reconstruct sea surface temperatures. These are the species most commonly retrieved from archaeological assemblages of the South Coast of South Africa. The material analysed for this thesis includes modern and archaeological shells from Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay. Evidence of human occupation of coastal caves here dates as far back as 164 kya. Specimens analysed for this study date between 114 and 91 ky. Analysis of edge increments shows that all the archaeological specimens were collected in winter and/or in spring and autumn, pointing to seasonal exploitation; the first documentation of this kind of seasonal scheduling of activities in Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGalimberti, M. (2010). <i>Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10516en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGalimberti, Mariagrazia. <i>"Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10516en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGalimberti, M. 2010. Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Galimberti, Mariagrazia AB - This thesis investigates the validity of oxygen isotope analysis for the gastropod Turbo sarmaticus (operculum and shell) and the bivalve Donax serra to reconstruct sea surface temperatures. These are the species most commonly retrieved from archaeological assemblages of the South Coast of South Africa. The material analysed for this thesis includes modern and archaeological shells from Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay. Evidence of human occupation of coastal caves here dates as far back as 164 kya. Specimens analysed for this study date between 114 and 91 ky. Analysis of edge increments shows that all the archaeological specimens were collected in winter and/or in spring and autumn, pointing to seasonal exploitation; the first documentation of this kind of seasonal scheduling of activities in Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa TI - Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10516 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGalimberti M. Investigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10516en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Archaeologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchaeologyen_ZA
dc.titleInvestigation the use of oxygen and carbon isotopes and sclerochronology on Turbo sarmaticus and Donax serra for palaeoenvironment reconstruction at Pinnacle Point, South Africaen_ZA
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