raw material foraginglithic analysisSouth Africahuman evolution•Raw material types and their distribution in the Kathu Pan region are described.•Middle Pleistocene hominins focused on abundant, locally available raw materials for stone tool manufacture.•There are no significant differences in raw ...
FAUNAL SPECIALIST STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUP FIVE KALAHARI SOLAR POWER PROJECT, NEAR KATHU, NORTHERN CAPEAlthough various factors were identified and discussed that could negatively impact on faunal species, the investigated area is not unique in terms of species diversity and eco-status ...
Death of camel thorn trees in the Kathu area of the Northern Cape Province has been reported since the early 1980s. Speculated causes included the mining activities in the area, environmental changes, pathogens and the age of trees. The aim of this study is to identify possible biotic causal...