Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Holocene

  1. Baranof Island glaciers persisted into the Holocene and then retreated rapidly
    Cosmogenic dating and sediment cores reveal glacial history of Baranof Island and document tenfold acceleration in glacier retreat since 1986, with implications for sea-level rise.
  2. New open-air sites show repeated Later Stone Age visits in the Karoo
    Archaeological survey in Wolwekraal Nature Reserve documents multiple late Holocene Later Stone Age sites along the Dorps River, revealing repeated occupational patterns in the arid Karoo region.