Reconstructing the depositional history and age of fossil-bearing palaeokarst: A multidisciplinary example from the terminal Pliocene Aves Cave Complex, Bolt's farm, South Africa

The region ∼40 km north-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, known locally as the Cradle of Humankind, is of global significance as the caves preserve Plio-Pleistocene faunal and early hominin fossils. Despite a long history of research, there is still a need to contextualise and date the remarkable...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tara R. Edwards, Robyn Pickering, Tom L. Mallett, Andy I.R. Herries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Results in Geophysical Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666828920300055