scholarly journals Peer Review #2 of "Combining legacy data with new drone and DGPS mapping to identify the provenance of Plio-Pleistocene fossils from Bolt’s Farm, Cradle of Humankind (South Africa) (v0.1)"

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Legacy Data ◽  
Cradle Of Humankind

scholarly journals Combining legacy data with new drone and DGPS mapping to identify the provenance of Plio-Pleistocene fossils from Bolt’s Farm, Cradle of Humankind (South Africa)

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e6202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara R. Edwards ◽  
Brian J. Armstrong ◽  
Jessie Birkett-Rees ◽  
Alexander F. Blackwood ◽  
Andy I.R. Herries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Fossil Site ◽  
Legacy Data ◽  
Cradle Of Humankind ◽  
The University ◽  
Fossil Data ◽  
Future Work

Bolt’s Farm is a Plio-Pleistocene fossil site located within the southwestern corner of the UNESCO Hominid Fossil Sites of South Africa World Heritage Site. The site is a complex of active caves and more than 20 palaeokarst deposits or pits, many of which were exposed through the action of lime mining in the early 20th century. The pits represent heavily eroded cave systems, and as such associating the palaeocave sediments within and between the pits is difficult, especially as little geochronological data exists. These pits and the associated lime miner’s rubble were first explored by palaeoanthropologists in the late 1930s, but as yet no hominin material has been recovered. The first systematic mapping was undertaken by Frank Peabody as part of the University of California Africa Expedition (UCAE) in 1947–1948. A redrawn version of the map was not published until 1991 by Basil Cooke and this has subsequently been used and modified by recent researchers. Renewed work in the 2000s used Cooke’s map to try and relocate the original fossil deposits. However, Peabody’s map does not include all the pits and caves, and thus in some cases this was successful, while in others previously sampled pits were inadvertently given new names. This was compounded by the fact that new fossil bearing deposits were discovered in this new phase, causing confusion in associating the 1940s fossils with the deposits from which they originated; as well as associating them with the recently excavated material. To address this, we have used a Geographic Information System (GIS) to compare Peabody’s original map with subsequently published maps. This highlighted transcription errors between maps, most notably the location of Pit 23, an important palaeontological deposit given the recovery of well-preserved primate crania (Parapapio, Cercopithecoides) and partial skeletons of the extinct felid Dinofelis. We conducted the first drone and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) survey of Bolt’s Farm. Using legacy data, high-resolution aerial imagery, accurate DGPS survey and GIS, we relocate the original fossil deposits and propose a definitive and transparent naming strategy for Bolt’s Farm, based on the original UCAE Pit numbers. We provide datum points and a new comprehensive, georectified map to facilitate spatially accurate fossil collection for all future work. Additionally, we have collated recently published faunal data with historic fossil data to evaluate the biochronological potential of the various deposits. This suggests that the palaeocave deposits in different pits formed at different times with the occurrence of Equus in some pits implying ages of <2.3 Ma, whereas more primitive suids (Metridiochoerus) hint at a terminal Pliocene age for other deposits. This study highlights that Bolt’s Farm contains rare South African terminal Pliocene fossil deposits and creates a framework for future studies of the deposits and previously excavated material.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Ellery Willianms
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Bulgarian Academy ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Business And Management

Business and Management Studies (BMS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether BMS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 4, Number 4 Andrzej Niemiec, Poznań University of Economics and Business, PolandAshford Chea, Benedict College, USAFábio Albergaria de Queiroz, Catholic University of Brasília, BrazilFlorin Peci, University of Peja, KosovoHung-Che Wu, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaIulia Cristina Muresan, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaJason Caudill, King University, USAJulia Stefanova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BulgariaLucie Andreisová, University of Economics in Prague, CzechMichael Okoche, University of South Africa, UgandaMike Rayner, University of Portsmouth, UKOzgur Demirtas, Inonu University, TurkeyRocsana Tonis, Spiru Haret University, RomaniaZeki Atıl Bulut, Dokuz Eylul University, TurkeyZoran Mastilo, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina         Ellery WillianmsEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Business and Management StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://bms.redfame.com

scholarly journals Cultural innovation, aspirations and success among smallholders in former homelands of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-422
Author(s):  
Siphe Zantsi ◽  
Gabriele Mack ◽  
Stefan Mann
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
South African ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Innovation ◽  
Commercial Farms

PurposeAfter unsuccessful attempts of South African governments to carry out a land reform that distributes farmland more justly, this study aims to undertake a stronger segmentation of potential beneficiaries for a better targeting of future reforms.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical model has been developed along the axes of cultural innovation and aspirations that identifies the segment of current smallholders who would most likely relocate to become commercial farmers in the future. A survey among smallholders in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa confirms the approach.FindingsA number of indicators can be identified, particularly for cultural innovation, that predict willingness to relocate to a region where commercial farms can be managed.Originality/valueThe importance of cultural innovation has been neglected both in theoretical frameworks and in practical concepts of land reform.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2018-0226

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