Thesis (MA (Archaeology))--University of Stellenbosch, 1985. / This thesis consists of five separate studies
(Chapters 2-6), each presented in the form of a self
contained research paper. Chapter 2 deals with the
analysis of palynomorph (pollen and spore) assemblages,
while Chapters 3 to 6 deal with the analysis of charcoal
assemblages.
The pollen record preserved in the 3 m deep Norga
Peat, located on the coastal platform west of the town of
George (Fig.l.l), was analysed using measures of relative
abundance of identified pollen types and by measures of
pollen concentration. Evidence for three climatic phases
in the last 4 000 years was obtained. In the earliest
phase 4000 - 2500 B.P. conditions were favourable for the
spread of forest, the climate was equable and adequate
rain was received in summer. From 2500 - 1800 B.P. the
climate was less favourable and west of George, forest
vegetation only survived in protected and relatively well
watered kloofs and lower mountain slopes. The climate
then ameliorated and since 1800 B.P. conditions have been
similar to the present. However, the present day climate
is not as favourable for forest vegetation as was the
climate during the Holocene climatic optimum before 2500
B. P •
The Cango Valley lies 75 km north of the Norga site,
inland of the town of Oudtshoorn and below the Swartberg Mountains. ...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/3071 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Scholtz, Anton |
| Contributors | University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Archaeology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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