This volume covers topics such as geology, geomorphology, palynology, palaeontology and archaeology in the fynbos region, southern-most Africa.

This volume includes 32 contributions on topics such as climatology, oceanography, anthropology and archaeology.

This text includes comprehensive and up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines giving an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa.

This text gives an environmental history of Africa, concentrating on 30 contributions on oceans and ocean margins, the Sahara and West Africa.