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. 2021 Apr 12;118(16):e2020042118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2020042118

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Fig. 1. — YFT1 site location, locations of other sites with marine shell-rich layers, and YFT1 site stratigraphy. (A) Distribution of shell middens along the coasts of South Africa, with modern winter seasonal rainfall isopleths; (B, Inset) detailed map (A, pink outline) of shell middens on the western coast in the winter rainfall zone. Maps in A and B are modified from ref. 83. (C) YFT1 composite stratigraphy, numbered LG, and placement of OES dated by ²³⁰Th/U burial dating and/or with stable isotope data, after ref. 12; Inset are the OES sampled from LG12 for stable isotopes and ²³⁰Th/U burial dating. Site acronyms for maps A and B are as follows: BBC, Blombos Cave; BNK, Byneskranskop Cave; DK1, Die Kelders 1; DKS, Diepkloof Shelter; EBC, Elands Bay Cave; HDP, Hoedjiespunt; KRM, Klasies River Mouth; NBC, Nelson Bay Cave; PP, Pinnacle Point; SH, Sea Harvest; and YFT1, Ysterfontein 1.