MAPPING OF HISTORICAL HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE SALDANHA BAY MILITARY AREA

dc.creator	Jacques Bezuidenhout
dc.date	2012-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:33Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:33Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/40-2-998
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b3355614721146fca08152c653404547
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8299
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/b3355614721146fca08152c653404547
dc.description	<p>Saldanha Bay on the west coast of South Africa is surrounded by various nature reserves, military units and training sites. Over a long period of time, large parts of this semi-arid area were exposed to human activities, including military training and the preparation of forces for war. This article investigates the prospect of identifying areas where human activities took place via mapping of the variation in primordial radioactive isotopes. For this purpose, <em>in situ</em> gamma-ray data were obtained from selected locations around Saldanha Bay. The data were used to extract concentrations of primordial radioactive isotopes in these locations. The radioactive primordial isotope concentrations were then mapped and compared to historical evidence of human activities in these areas. The concentrations of potassium isotope showed a relationship to the height above mean sea level. Historical human activities were mainly confined to flatter regions of the area around Saldanha Bay and therefore also relate to the height above mean sea level. The potassium concentrations and the areas where human activities took place were compared and a significant relationship was found.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/998
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 40, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	MAPPING OF HISTORICAL HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE SALDANHA BAY MILITARY AREA
dc.type	Article