Preliminary Report on the Late Holocene Archaeology of the Awasib-Gorrsis Basin Complex in the Southrn Namb Desert

Abstract

Archaeological evidence from the Awasib-Gorrasis basin complex confirms the late Holocene occupation hiatus observed elsewhere in the southern Namib Desert. The second millennium AD re-occupation of the study area is related to the development of specialized hunting and gathering strategies which maximized the opportunities of a highly episodic environment.